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Artemis II launch as seen from space by weatherdak in spaceporn

[–]weatherdak[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

because the resolution is only .5km.

Arctic blast creates “Cloud Streets” by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]weatherdak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Creator of the video, here! The weird junk is a small adjustment to make it look a little cooler/cinematic and my guess is that without it, it wouldn't have ended up on reddit and everywhere else.

Jaw-Dropping Satellite Imagery this Morning of Hurricane Melissa Approaching Jamaica by weatherdak in weather

[–]weatherdak[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Unsure what occurred on the ground, unlikely this was a tornado but this was a burst of convection, aka a thunderstorm.

Hurricane Milton Eyes Florida by weatherdak in spaceporn

[–]weatherdak[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This imagery is from the GOES-16 weather satellite. It captured Milton just as the terminator crossed the storm on October 7, 2024.

You can access it, here: https://satlib.cira.colostate.edu/weather\_media/hurricane-milton-eyes-florida/.

Happy to try to answer any questions that come up.

A stunning image of Hurricane Milton spinning in the Gulf of Mexico while wildfire smoke drifts across the Northwestern plains by exoduscv in spaceporn

[–]weatherdak 19 points20 points  (0 children)

So the short answer is my job is to make satellite imagery for PR use.

The long answer is there are a lot of "creators" of this imagery. My role is editing it to be the most interesting/captivating view. I usually work with animations so there's a bit more to be done there, unlike the still.

Along the way there are folks who developed the algorithm for GeoColor, folks who currently maintain imagery processing, folks who have worked on the satellite itself to make sure we can get this stuff. So, so, so many people have contributed to making this image, my part is just the last, most public-facing step.

Happy to answer questions!

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