August 31st 2004 : Hurricane Frances : GOES-12 Visible Channel
Super Rapid Scan Operations (1 Minute Interval Imagery)
* Left-click to zoom in (then Click-and-drag mouse to roam) / Right-click to zoom out * Visible Images of Hurricane Frances 1-minute apart!

Scientists collect images at 1-minute intervals to study weather features such as the eye of a hurricane. Some "minutes" are missing in this animation because the satellite needed to collect other scheduled data but it is still fascinating to watch this storm-centered view of Hurricane Frances.