GOES-E Fall 2007 Eclipse and Keep Out Zone Schedule

[AJC3]

Please don't throw rocks at the messenger...

Here's the GOES-E Fall 2007 Eclipse and Keep Out Zone Schedule - Issued 8/7/07
Date/Time of Initial Impact: August 13, 2007

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/GOES/EA ... -Rout.html

Many of you are already familiar with this, but for those who may be new to the forum, and are not aware of the GOES "eclipse" period...to make a long story short...just in time for the heart of hurricane season...from now until well into October there will be a span of missing images from GOES-12 (GOES-E) during the overnight hours. The span will be short at first, but will increase to ~3 hours at it's peak.

I know, I know, let me save you the bandwidth by saying it first:

[Aric Dunn]

I hate that carp .. you think they would have thought that part out .. before sending up the satellite.. battery back up ... geez thats like forgetting to convert to metric from standard and crashing a satellite into mars LOL

[JonathanBelles]

When is the 3hrs peak?

[Brent]

When is the 3hrs peak?

Most of September.

The peak however is September 20th-October 2nd.

[GeneratorPower]

I hate that carp .. you think they would have thought that part out .. before sending up the satellite.. battery back up ... geez thats like forgetting to convert to metric from standard and crashing a satellite into mars LOL

I've had enough "carp" myself. That's not a very good eatin' fish.

[x-y-no]

The next generation GOES satellite (which is already parked in orbit but held dormant until this one dies) will not have this problem.

[cycloneye]

I am noticing that the images are getting old as no recent ones haved been showed for the past 3 hours.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml

[JonathanBelles]

I am noticing that the images are getting old as no recent ones haved been showed for the past 3 hours.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml

I was gonna ask in a little while why I wasnt seeing new images.