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 05 Dec 2023 12:29. Oldest image: NOAA 19 on 04 Dec 2023 10:53

Next satellite due: NOAA 19 northbound 68° W at 05 Dec 2023 20:30 (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 Standard Time.

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Note: NOAA 15 has scan motor problems, which cause it to stall and result in unusable images.
It has now been removed from the list of active satellites.

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 19	05 Dec 20:30	05 Dec 20:30	05 Dec 20:48	05 Dec 20:48			137.10
NOAA 18	05 Dec 22:18	05 Dec 22:18	05 Dec 22:36	05 Dec 22:36			137.9125
NOAA 19	06 Dec 10:28	06 Dec 10:28	06 Dec 10:52	06 Dec 10:52			137.10
NOAA 18	06 Dec 10:35	06 Dec 10:35	06 Dec 10:59	06 Dec 10:59			137.9125
NOAA 18	06 Dec 12:16	06 Dec 12:16	06 Dec 12:33	06 Dec 12:33			137.9125
NOAA 19	06 Dec 20:18	06 Dec 20:18	06 Dec 20:36	06 Dec 20:36			137.10
NOAA 18	06 Dec 22:06	06 Dec 22:06	06 Dec 22:24	06 Dec 22:24			137.9125
NOAA 19	07 Dec 10:16	07 Dec 10:16	07 Dec 10:33	07 Dec 10:33			137.10

* local time is GMT Standard 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.