Siding Spring Observatory - NOAA Weather Satellite Service

Due to equipment failure, the service is temporarily posted at:

http://www.map.id.au/wxtoimg/


The following images show the cloud cover over South Eastern Australia, received directly from NOAA weather satellites at the UNSW Automated Patrol Telescope, Siding Spring Observatory , Coonabarabran, NSW  ('+' on the following images).

Click on any image below for a full-sized image.  Times below are shown in Australian EDT.  The next satellite image, from NOAA 15, will be posted January_22 - 18:36 (further prediction information below).  Higher resolution versions of these images are available at Ozabove.com.

Latest MSL Pressure AnalysisBOM MSL Pressure Chart
from the Bureau of Met

NOAA 12 - MCIR-precip

 January 12 - 06:39

NOAA 15 - MCIR-precip

 January 12 - 06:08

NOAA 12 - MCIR-precip

 January 12 - 04:57

NOAA 18 - MCIR-precip

 January 12 - 02:38

NOAA 17 - MCIR-precip

 January 11 - 23:32

NOAA 12 - MSA-precip

 January 11 - 19:22

NOAA 15 - MCIR-precip

 January 11 - 18:56

NOAA 12 - MSA-precip

 January 11 - 17:42


Table of the next scheduled NOAA satellite passes.
Satellite
 Date
 AOS
 Posted on website
Australian EDT        -        UTC
 Maximum elevation
°East or West
NOAA 15 January 22
 17:52
 18:36
 January 22 07:36
 26°E
NOAA 12
 January 22
 18:09
 18:46
 January 22 07:46
 54°E
NOAA 15
 January 22
 19:31
 19:58
 January 22 08:58
 30°W
NOAA 17
 January 22
 22:37
 23:04
 January 22 12:04
 25°E
NOAA 17
 January 23
 00:17
 00:44
 January 22 13:44
 32°W
NOAA 18
 January 23
 02:25
 02:54
 January 22 15:54
 70°W
NOAA 15
 January 23
 05:07
 05:51
 January 22 18:51
 25°E
NOAA 12
 January 23
 05:24
 06:01
 January 22 19:01
 50°E
A NOAA satellite pass over south eastern Australia will occur within ±1 hour of the times
01:15, 04:24, 05:21*, 9:52, 14:12, 17:19, 18:15* and 22:46 Australian AEST
* The  05:21 and 18:15 images will be absent if NOAA-15's transmitter is switched off

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UNSW Automated Patrol Telescope
Siding Spring Observatory,
Coonabarabran, NSW, 2357
31°16'24.4"S 149°03'51.6"E
elev: 1110m

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