A DIY GOES Parabolic Antenna (Rest in Pieces) This blog post chronicles a unique project undertaken for a recent manufacturing final by -MrNutter- Gabriel Nutter (gabenutter at gmail.com): building a parabolic antenna specifically designed to receive GOES weather satellite data. The creator, with no prior experience in this field, embraced a creative approach. While the […]

A GOES-16 MDS request has been coordinated for Tuesday, April 8, 2024, when a Total Solar Eclipse will take place over North America. This eclipse will appear first in the Eastern Pacific and move across Mexico, the United States, and finally over Canada before ending in the North Atlantic Tuesday evening. For this request, the […]

GOES-U Launch Rescheduled to Lift Off After Minor Delay Exciting news for weather watchers! The launch of GOES-U, the final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 25th. This shift allows extra time for engineers to complete repairs and tests on the Falcon Heavy core booster after a minor liquid oxygen […]

Unveiling the Future of Earth Observation: NOAA’s GeoXO Mission Get ready for a game-changer in Earth observation! The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is gearing up for the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) mission, a next-generation constellation of satellites that will revolutionize our understanding of our planet. NOAA expects that GeoXO will begin operating in […]

Our Sun, a colossal ball of plasma, is a dynamic entity, constantly emitting flares, eruptions, and streams of charged particles. Among these phenomena are Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), massive expulsions of solar material that can travel millions of miles per hour and pose significant risks to Earth’s infrastructure and technology. To monitor these solar storms […]

Nothing lasts forever…. Update 09/27/2023 The AVHRR/3 sensor on board NOAA 15 has repeatedly seized, and no other attempts will be made to recover the instrument. However, the spacecraft itself remains healthy and other subsystems remain active. Therefore, there is no plan for decommissioning the spacecraft at this time. It is important to note that […]

The Importance of Monitoring Space Weather The sun is a dynamic and active star, and its activity can significantly impact Earth. The sun’s atmosphere is made up of hot, ionized plasma, and the sun’s magnetic field is constantly changing. These changes can lead to the formation of solar storms, which are large eruptions of plasma […]