NOAA’s GOES-16 tracked the movement of iceberg A23a as it drifted through the Southern Ocean between November 13-26, 2023.A time lapse of the movement of iceberg A23a, as seen from NOAA’s JPSS satellites between November 1-30, 2023.The Day/Night Band on NOAA’s JPSS satellites caught the glow of the aurora borealis around Earth’s northern latitudes on November 7, 2023, after a strong solar storm on November 5.Nighttime Microphysics composite imagery from NOAA’s JPSS satellites of a storm system traversing the North Pole on December 4-6, 2023.NOAA GOES-16 GeoColor/Geostationary Lightning Mapper composite imagery of severe thunderstorms associated with a derecho that swept across parts of the Midwest on June 29, 2023.NOAA GOES-16 GeoColor/Geostationary Lightning Mapper composite imagery of Hurricane Idalia approaching Florida on August 30, 2023.Full-disk GeoColor imagery of the shadow from the annular solar eclipse passing across portions of North and South America on October 14, 2023, as seen from NOAA’s GOES-16.GOES-18 GeoColor/Fire Temperature composite imagery of the wildfires burning across Alberta, Canada, on May 5, 2023. Composite Fire Temperature imagery from NOAA’s JPSS satellites of wildfires burning across northwestern Canada on September 23, 2023.ģB. A view of the October 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse from NOAA’s GOES-16 Solar Ultraviolet Imager as the moon partially passes across the sun’s disk.

Weekly analysis of total ozone from September 18-24, 2023, using the NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System's Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite and Cross-track Infrared Sounder.The view of NOAA satellites isn’t just limited to Earth they also capture images of our moon and the sun as we navigate our cosmic journey.īelow is our list of some of the most compelling images-in no particular order-from 2023, as seen from orbit by NOAA’s satellites.Īll of the images are available for download and repurposing, with credit to NOAA. Every year, they capture the beauty and wrath of Mother Nature unfolding beneath them-devastating hurricanes, raging wildfires, erupting volcanoes-as well as the changing seasons, ocean color, nighttime lights, and more. NOAA satellites see our planet from a unique and captivating perspective.

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