Weather satellite images recorded at Ferndown, Dorset, UK.

Latitude: 50.793, Longitude: -1.904

Software: WXtoImg v2.11.2 beta, running under Windows 7 on a dedicated PC in the loft

Receiver: R2ZX with an Uputronics 137.5Mhz Filter/Preamp fitted to aerial

Aerial: DIY Quadrifilar Helix mounted in loft (click on image opposite)

Latest image: NOAA 18 on 23 Apr 2024 22:53. Oldest image: NOAA 18 on 22 Apr 2024 23:05

Next satellite due: NOAA 15 southbound 60° E at 24 Apr 2024 08:45 (when web page was last updated)

Click on any image below for a full sized image. Anaglyph (3D) images must be viewed with red/blue 3D glasses.
Times are shown in GMT Daylight Time.

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Note: NOAA 15 currently has intermittent scan motor problems, which cause it to stall and result in an unusable image.
It is unlikely to be repairable so when it fails completely, the satellite will be decommissioned.

Next Scheduled Satellite Passes over Ferndown, Dorset, UK.

Satellite Name	Start of Pass		End of Processing		Direction	Maximum Elevation Degrees (East or West)	Frequency MHz
Satellite Name	UTC	Local Time*	UTC	Local Time*	Direction	Maximum Elevation Degrees (East or West)	Frequency MHz
NOAA 15	24 Apr 07:45	24 Apr 08:45	24 Apr 08:02	24 Apr 09:02			137.62
NOAA 19	24 Apr 10:28	24 Apr 11:28	24 Apr 10:46	24 Apr 11:46			137.10
NOAA 18	24 Apr 11:49	24 Apr 12:49	24 Apr 12:07	24 Apr 13:07			137.9125
NOAA 15	24 Apr 19:09	24 Apr 20:09	24 Apr 19:27	24 Apr 20:27			137.62
NOAA 19	24 Apr 20:18	24 Apr 21:18	24 Apr 20:36	24 Apr 21:36			137.10
NOAA 18	24 Apr 21:39	24 Apr 22:39	24 Apr 21:57	24 Apr 22:57			137.9125
NOAA 15	25 Apr 08:59	25 Apr 09:59	25 Apr 09:16	25 Apr 10:16			137.62
NOAA 19	25 Apr 10:15	25 Apr 11:15	25 Apr 10:34	25 Apr 11:34			137.10

* local time is GMT Daylight Time.

About the Enhancements

HVCT-precip

HVCT false colour creates a false coloured image using the HVC colour model by combining a sensor 1 or 2 (visible/near infrared)
image with a sensor 4 image (thermal infrared). High cold cloud tops are coloured to give an approximate indication of the probability
and intensity of precipitation.

MCIR

Map Coloured IR uses sensor 4 (thermal infrared) to create a false coloured image to colour the sea blue and land green.
High clouds are white and lower clouds are grey.

MCIR-anaglyph

Map Coloured IR 3D image is the same as MCIR but in 3D showing the clouds at different heights above the surface.

MSA

Multispectral Analysis combines a sensor 1 or 2 (visible/near infrared) image with a sensor 4 (thermal infrared) image on daytime
passes and determines which regions are most likely to be cloud, land or sea based on an analysis of the two images.
It produces a vivid, false-coloured image as a result.

Pristine

Pristine images are those received by my system from the satellite without any enhancements, except some normalisation to produce
images which best represent the original data. The earth appears "upside down" on Northbound passes. The two images are the two
channels sent by the satellite with channel A (left) switching between sensor 1 (visible) or 2 (near-IR) during the day and
sensor 3 (mid-IR) at night together with channel B (right) showing sensor 4 (thermal-IR) at all times during normal operation.

Thermal

Thermal creates a false coloured image using the temperatures from a sensor 4 (thermal infrared) image. Covers the full range
of temperatures from very cold cloud tops to hot deserts.