I decided to give Copilot a go, to help with a simple task.

Have instantly broken it, and now copilot is sad 😂

Oh well, no AI for me!

Breathtaking!
As a child I wanted to travel to the Moon...as an adult, my height worked against me and my travel plans - but I was hooked on space anyway!

Delighted to see a joint American + European success on Artemis II! @esa.int supplying the service module. 💪🛰️

Cloud-Native Sentinel Data: EOPF Sentinel Zarr Explorer Launch Webinar YouTube video by thriveGEO

Did you miss the EOPF Sentinel Zarr Explorer Launch
last Monday?

Don't fret, we have a replay!
Explore a new browser‑native way to explore Copernicus Sentinel data: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddR5...

Or you can join the next webinar on 20 April.
More info: explorer.eopf.copernicus.eu

Dual use: If we like it or not, all civilian sats have defence-related uses.

This video shows the Russian Arctic Metagaz LNG carrier exploding after reportedly being hit by Ukranian drones. It comes from @eumetsat.int's Meteosat-12, a weather satellite. Weather is civil, but we see so much more.

Earlier in Feb, Cyclone Gezani hit Mozambique, sadly resulting in fatalities anddamage to buildings
Here, two Sentinel-2 pics show the impacts: Flooding inland, and a hugerunoff heading into the ocean.

S2 is critical for disaster response - and we plan to improve its value for the next gen mission!

Fifty two thousand six hundred orbits around our wonderful little planet!
Congrats Sentinel-3A!

Later this year, younger brother S3C will be launched - ready to take over the operational optical imaging duties so that S3A can enjoy a well-deserved retirement 😀

Some Beautiful winter views of European Capital cities, thanks to Sentinel-2!

It'll change your life

For those of you on linkedin, the @esa.int Earth Observation Programme now has its own page, give it a follow for all the latest news, updates, and wonderful pictures from space 😀

www.linkedin.com/showcase/esa...

We have some technical limits on this (thermal and electrical) so it's not possible to do systematic night acquisitions with the current generation unfortunately.

For next gen, I aim to have some night capabilities - but not as frequent / comprehensive as the daytime imaging.

In December, we ran a campaign to switch the Sentinel-2A satellite on at night over some specific areas.
The goal was to provide data to help me work out how useful night imaging capabilities would be for next gen Sentinel-2...and the results are wonderful!

Read more:
www.esa.int/Applications...

Small update to say that the mission performance centre are investigating this - will report back when I have any news :)

Kinda shocked at how the Netherlands copes with a little bit of snow.
Every train cancelled, roads not clear, people "stocking up on supplies in case shops close".

But, tbh, im glad to know its not just the UK that cant handle winter weather. I thought blighty was the exception 😂

Interesting, thanks. My municipality (Voorschoten) obviously sucks when it comes to snow machines 😂

Yes, exactly- this is my point. Cars prioritised and inadequate services for bikes and public transport. Is disappointing compared to other similar countries.

I must say I was disappointed! Expected the Dutch authorities to clear the cycle lanes, but they only cleared / gritted the car lanes - cycle lanes filled with slushy snow and ice.

Good idea! I'll try to do one after Christmas...but may need a reminder ;-)

Hope you have a good break too!

The traditional end of year collab between @esa.int , @eumetsat.int, @wmo-global.bsky.social and me.

I love making these pics...MTGsending back beautiful data as always! 😍

These four are 06UTC on: 19/12, 22/09, 21/06 and 20/03

Nice seeing how the sunlight moves around our planet during the year.

Yes indeed, which is why I'm confused! But it looks very much like an artefact related to the atmospheric correction and the scene geometry (most likely solar zenith angle). Maybe some numerical precision thing? Will be easier to tell when I see the data :)

@kosmi.bsky.social could you provide a link to the L2A scene on the brower, including whatever band division you did to highlight the artefacts?
I will forward it to the data quality team and get their feedback.

I would say the opposite! :)
My first guess would be that this is an artefact introduced by the atmospheric correction, most likely tie points in the lookup tables.

I do both of these things many times each week. It's not a problem.

Huge dust storms in Pakistan, seen by the @esa.int / @ec.europa.eu Sentinel-2B and Sentinel-3B satellites on 4th November.
Neither satellite was designed to monitor dust plumes, so it's impressive how much information they give us about the detail and extent of these storms!

Liftoff for Ariane 6 on flight #VA265 carrying the @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D satellite to space.

Along the N. Coast of Alaska, winter is closing in. These pics ages, from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, were taken just two weeks apart. Heavy snowfall on land, and the beginnings of ice on sea.

Soon, the sun will be too low and Sentinel-2 will stop acquiring images until Springtime.

Yeah, L1C also has the artifacts - caused by differing detector geometry. Only the L1b can fix it.

very niche so doesn’t make too much difference though, just bugs the perfectionist in me!

Really great that the imagery is on the browser so quickly. Will be super useful for the disaster response.

Looks good - but unfortunately the browser introduces some artefacts as it's using the L2 data.

Insane.
This is Hurricane #Melissa seen right near landfall by the Copernicus / @esa.int Sentinel-2C satellite.

It looks so beautiful, and it's hard to comprehend how much destruction a hurricane like this can cause.

Best wishes to everyone in Jamaica.

17 hours of #Hurricane #Melissa seen from space compressed into 9 seconds.

Weather sats are vital for monitoring and forecasting Hurricanes. Without them, our forecasts would be much worse - increasing the danger posed by these monsterous storms.

Data: NOAA / GOES-19
Video: ESA / Simon Proud

It was great to be at @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social last week to discuss the SIRIUS mission that is under consolidation as one of @esa.int's future SCOUT missions.

SIRIUS will examine land surface temperature, with a focus on urban heat islands and unique data for evapotranspiration models.