Japan’s New Satellite [Himawari-8] Captures An Image of Earth Every 10 Minutes

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Link: Japan’s New Satellite Captures an Image of Earth Every 10 Minutes - The New York Times

 

...Locked into a stationary orbit above New Guinea, the satellite takes 144 photographs of the entire planet a day, three times as many as its predecessor. The images show how weather systems evolve and help forecasters develop more nuanced models of Earth’s atmosphere...

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Himawari-8 website with near real-time views of Earth:

 

Link: Himawari-8 real-time Web

 

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Link: RAMMB: RAMSDIS Online Archive - himawari-8

 

Below are the available images for this product, sorted in reverse chronological order (newest images are first). By default, the first 12 images are selected for a loop - simply click any of the "Loop" buttons. To select a specific range of images click an option for "Starting Image" and "Ending Image", and then click any of the "Loop" buttons.

 

Clicking on an "Image" link will display the image for that specific time.

 

Clicking on a "Hi-Res Image" link will display the high-resolution image for that specific time. Please note that these files are often very large, and will take longer to download...

 

Hi-Res images: 5500 x 5500

 

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/images/himawari-8/full_disk_ahi_true_color/full_disk_ahi_true_color_20160424115000.jpg