Or it was a separate image taken with a longer exposure. If so, the separate pics had to captured be in fairly quick succession.

Two images of Earth, via NASA (Artemis II). The one on the left shows a dim view of Earth with a clear bright arc on side indicating that the planet will soon be illuminated by the sun. The one on the right, presumably the same image, appears to be brightened to show more details.

There are a lot of posts about Artemis II and a picture of Earth today. Most show the bright one (right). But I *think* that was enhanced, as another less interesting, but probably more realistic one is also available via NASA (left).

From its angled view, GOES-18 also captured the historic launch of Artemis II.

There it GOES! #Artemis II view via #GOES 19

A NWS Dodge City tweet from March 13, 2021 with a single word reply, “No.”

Three consecutive days of record-breaking global high temperature records for a single day (counts dating back to July 2010 - coolwx.com/record)

Wow! Officially the biggest snowstorm in RI history. Providence will make a run at 40 inches

🚨 🚀 A crude interface I built to expose an archive of College of DuPage GOES imagery since about 15 Apr 2017. The archive is around ~500TB in size over ~2.5 billion JPEG images. Yikes, but here you go.

mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/archive/cods...

Anyways happy for feedback. Not worth the effort?

Snow bands are feeding into an arctic front as it moves ESE through PA. Many snow squall warnings accompany the front with localized intense snow and whiteout conditions. Impressive winter radar display.

I miss my MTV.

I don’t post KBUF radar much anymore, but Go Bills!

What's NCAR? and 8 ways it has helped you

www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Hi. Hello.

Shutting down climate research doesn't make climate change stop existing!

Hard to choose, but the 7:27 minute Go Set is “Snap-crackle-pop-boom, POW” good. But the 14:12 minute Thomas Duncan, Pt 3 is a masterpiece. “Perhaps you did not get the memo?”Then there’s Samba for Sam… Oh never mind. They’re ALL good. “Don't let the music stop”

NOAA aerial imagery is coming in. Hurricane Melissa literally turned western Jamaica from green to brown. Vegetation damage is immense — recovery will take years.

Zoomed-in, 1-minute loop leading up to Melissa's record-tying destructive landfall - notice the Air Force plane circling in the eye after experiencing severe turbulence before leaving the storm:

Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)

The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.

Here’s 9 minutes of “Little Things” by Dogs in a Pile. Sub theme, “But don't you worry 'bout the weather tonight”

youtu.be/uoR1SP74BA8

Full lyrics:

go-set.net/song/little-...

The official NWS forecast showing the probability of precipitation for Saturday using the 733 AM issuance showed a 50% chance for at least 0.01” of rain for the D.C area through 600 PM,

The NWS forecast Saturday morning was 50%.

Kudos to Geologists for saving lives!

Where does your weather forecast come from? Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.

Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social

Google Maps live traffic is an indicator of the general swath of impact from the tornado in the STL metro. Multiple schools, residential areas, and a major interstate highway in its path

We need data, Unidata.

A search for ‘NOAA’ in today’s news turns up multiple troubling articles regarding cutback, along with other issues.

A search for ‘NOAA’ in today’s news turns up multiple troubling articles regarding cutback, along with other issues.

Searching for NOAA in today’s news…

Reflections on a day of change Thoughts on transitions at NOAA

More than 1,000 of my former NOAA colleagues left the agency in one day yesterday. I've been seeing a continuous stream of retirement announcements unlike anything I've ever experienced. It's brought a lot of emotions - I talked about them here.

open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

Shelf cloud above East Aurora NY.

KBUF reflectivity and velocity.

Nice little shelf cloud in Western NY this eve. 5/1/25 2249Z.

Mesoscale marine effects on Lake Erie.

There is a 30-44% chance of severe weather over Western NY and PA on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and a 10% chance for significant severe weather, defined as: A tornado that produces EF2 or greater damage. Wind speeds of 75 mph (65 knots) or greater. Hail 2 inch in diameter or larger.

A rare Day 3 (Tuesday) convective outlook for Western NY and PA. (30-44% chance for severe weather within 25 mi.)

10% chance for significant severe weather, defined in alt text.

A few offices have to drive to the launch site and back. (In the winter, this means clearing snow off the vehicle.)

Again I reiterate, the Warn-on-Forecast project is the culmination of stellar work done by all of us on the team. We’ve heard the success stories, we know the community support, and we have so much to learn to make it even better.

This is ONE example of bleeding-edge research that deserves to stay.