Lunar Eclipse of 8 November 2022 and the Day Night Band
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The Day Night band on Suomi NPP and on NOAA-20 (and on the soon-to-be-launched JPSS-2 that will become NOAA-21) rely on reflected moonlight to provide crisp imagery of clouds. When a lunar eclipse occurs, as happened early on 8 November 2022, lunar illumination is lost. The lunar eclipse of 8 November started at 0803 UTC,... Read More