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#HurricaneMilton on the move
We're still gusting 60-75 mph despite the rather sharp looking western boundary ready to move past the coastline in this current #GOES image. Rain also seems to be abating by spasm but still with torrents.Maybe fatigue but pretty sure there is now a detectable chorus of frogs when the noise floor sinks into a lull...

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#NOAA’s #GOESU #weather #satellite is scheduled to launch Tues evening from #NASA’s Kennedy #Space Center, extending a decades-long record of terrestrial weather & #solar observations as part of NOAA’s #GOES program.

NOAA’s GOES program is probably best known for providing advanced imagery & measurements of the western hemisphere’s weather, #atmosphere, #oceans & #lightning. The info is critical in helping weather forecasters ID & track events, like #hurricanes & #wildfires.

Why Northern Lights Viewing Is About To Get More Magical [video]
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bbc.com/reel/video/p0hn4861/wh <-- shared media article
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“Before satellite technology brought us answers, the Northern Lights were a mysterious and unexplained phenomena, long woven into the legends of Arctic communities. Occurring in the polar regions, this colourful light show is caused when particles from the Sun hit the Earth's atmosphere. Around this year or next, it is anticipated that the solar cycle will peak and a period of more intense and complex Northern Lights will follow…”
#spaceweather #solarcycle #solar #magneticfield #remotesensing #satellite #GOES #research #geomagnetism #NorthernLights #auroraborealis #arctic #polar

SatDump
A generic satellite data processing software.

Decode various satellites with SatDump using your Android device and compatible SDR. Receive #NOAA APT & #DSB, #LRPT, #HRPT, and other satellites, including geostationary ones like #GOES, GK-2A, on-the-go.
A good use case is receiving 137Mhz weather satellites conveniently.

Supported SDRs : #RTL-SDR, #Airspy, Airspy HF, #MiriSDR, LimeSDR Mini

Download: f-droid.org/packages/org.satdu