During the late morning to early afternoon hours of 21 August 2017, a much anticipated solar eclipse occurred across the United States. GOES-16 provided an incredible view of the eclipse shadow as it moved across the CONUS from Oregon to South Carolina. To observe the event in unprecedented manner, GOES-16 meso-1 (1-min imagery) followed the path of totality from 1645-2000 UTC, shifting its position every 10-15 minutes. Figure 1 is GOES-16 1-min visible imagery view of the eclipse shadow crossing the US, while figure 2 is the 5-min view.
Figure 1: 21 August 2017 GOES-16 1-min VIS for western US. Full resolution: https://satelliteliaisonblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/20170821_1min_west2.gif
Figure 2: 21 August 2017 GOES-16 1-min VIS for Eastern US. Full resolution: https://satelliteliaisonblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/20170821_1min_east.gif
Figure 2: 21 August 2017 GOES-16 1-min VIS for full US. Full resolution: https://satelliteliaisonblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/20170821_1min_conus_big.gif
Figure 3: 21 August 2017 GOES-16 5-min VIS for CONUS. Full resolution: https://satelliteliaisonblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/20170821_1min_conus4.gif
-Bill Line, NWS
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