Today,nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures.When they receive new pictures,the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones.Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours.This may mean that the weather on the ground may ...
Weather Predicting Simplified is the first book that shows the reader, with many sample satellite photos and weather maps, how to predict the weather easily and accurately - without having to wait for hours for NOAA updates. (McGraw Hill)Michael Carr...
TheGeostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) seriesis the nation’s most advanced fleet of geostationary weather satellites. First launched in 1975,the data from GOES series has been used to create detailed images of weather systems and track the development and movement of storms. NASA...
Greatest Weather Forecasts What have the other people said about weather? Recent Articles Maybe you love weather mapsand how they relate to the weather. It's fascinating to see how different air masses interact and influence the weather. By checking a map and using your knowledge, you can also...
Editor's note: If you have an amazing photo of the Intenrational Space Station, satellite or any other night-sky sight that you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, send images and comments in to managing editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com. This article was up...
The Quadrantids are best seen by skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere (weather permitting of course). Meteor showersare named after the constellations from which the meteors appear to emanate, known as the radiant. Unlike other meteor showers, the constellation from which the Quadrantids get thei...
Most of the time, converting satellite and aerial images to maps requires the skill of a human cartographer. Cartographers can measure the features of an image at regular intervals, or they can trace entire outlines. These two methods are known as raster and vector encoding, and both can be...
The Google Loon team has developed something more akin to a weather balloon, designed to withstand tough atmospheric conditions such as pressure differences, high winds, UV exposure and extreme temperatures, which are often well below freezing at higher altitudes. That means they can stay aloft ...
Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives.For example the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite.Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving.Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls. Computer con...
The Moon: Our natural satellite When Is the Full Moon? The Full Moon is when the Sun and the Moon are aligned on opposite sides of Earth, and approximately100% of the Moon’s face is illuminatedby the Sun (see illustration). Some Full Moons are slightly less illuminated, as seen from ...