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March 1, 2010, 4:23 pm Azimuth 247.0 degrees, altitude 16.1 degrees

Tonight’s show was rather staid compared to other evenings in February. That’s to be expected, the sunset azimuth is reaching the point where El Capitan’s massive leading edge is cutting off the best light. At about 5:52 the sun lit up the south wall, including warm ruddy light on Sentinel Rock, but the falls were in profound shadow. I’m pretty sure it was due to a cloud partially blocking the light. It should have illuminated the falls, even with an azimuth of 261.2 degrees.

There are two storms heading my way as I write this. For the next two days I seriously doubt we will have clear skies to the west, but I’ll keep a weather eye out just in case.

And this concludes tonight’s broadcast of “All Horsetail Falls, All the Time!”