These photos are courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS).
Here are two of the first 2021 images from the Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 satellites when they flew over the U.S.A. overnight to acquire stunning VIIRS nighttime imagery with light from recently full moon (98% illumination).
City lights shimmer in the wintry landscape while a large storm swirls in the Mississippi Valley.
Including a zoom into the Great Lakes Region because there’s no place like home!
