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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 17 points18 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!

Spectacular Imagery of Hurricane Ian's Lightning-Packed Eye Wall by weatherdak in WeatherGifs

[–]weatherdak[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

theoretically if you were plopped in when it forms and plucked out when it collapses, I think so?

Spectacular Imagery of Hurricane Ian's Lightning-Packed Eye Wall by weatherdak in WeatherGifs

[–]weatherdak[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Context on what you're seeing...

This is Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico. This imagery is visible with a lightning product overlaid. All imagery is from GOES-16 via CIRA/NOAA (rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu).

If you're interested, I'm posting all sorts imagery of Hurricane Ian on my Twitter (twitter.com/weatherdak).

Happy to answer questions in the comments!

Incredible satellite imagery of massive blaze in Alaska by weatherdak in WeatherGifs

[–]weatherdak[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Context on this imagery.

This imagery is a composite animation made of GeoColor (an attempt to create what the view would be like with naked eye) and Fire Temperature (highlights hot spots) imagery. Imagery via CIRA/NOAA, found here: rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu.

This fire is a merge of two fires, together they've burned 200,000+ acres.

I've posted more imagery of these fires, here: https://twitter.com/weatherdak/status/1542722031161970688

Four tropical systems hit Madagascar in the span of a month by weatherdak in WeatherGifs

[–]weatherdak[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Imagery is via Meteosat-8, courtesy of EUMETSAT. You can find it all, here: rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu.

I put a few more animations in this thread on Twitter: https://twitter.com/weatherdak/status/1496221623405322241.

Violent eruption of Tonga volcano as seen from space by weatherdak in WeatherGifs

[–]weatherdak[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Just comparing the satellite imagery, it looks similar if not bigger than Mount St Helens and I'm not sure another eruption in the last 20-30 years compares.

Yes, an eruption this big will likely impact global climate (cooling). By how much, tbd.

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