What Is Going On Here?
Click here http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/visit/AniS/02261998/Vis_Loop1.html to go to a loop of a group of images from one of our GOES satellites (full disk). The loop is composed of an “enhanced” set of visible images so that dark (near black) stands out as speckled red/blue. As you animate the loop, notice the two fast moving “patches” moving opposite each other. The light patch is moving westward, while the “dark” patch is moving to the east. What are they? UFOs? Image corruption? Data error? Natural phenomenon? Un-natural phenomenon? What?
See the comment’s section for the answer. For an additional interesting take on, and use of, solar eclipes, please see the following paper by Dr. Steve Miller by clicking here .
Tags: eclipse, full disk, GOES, Satellites, solar, visible image
March 7th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Can I field a guess? I’m going to assume that the “dark patch” was the shadow from a solar eclipse, while the “light patch” was the the normal daily westward march of sun glint (although the UFO explanation was compelling!)
March 10th, 2008 at 11:51 am
You are just too good Mr. Bachmeier! I guess a UFO the size of Alaska is probably a bit far out there (no pun).
July 5th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Nice call Mr. Bachmeier. I wouldn’t have suggested an eclipse.
February 18th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Great analysis. Another UFO hopeful bites the dust.
November 10th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Well, but lots of very solid UFO cases can be found on http://www.disclose.tv