The sun glint of April 6, 2008

The dryline of May 13, 2008



What happened

On April 6, 2008, an interesting phenomenon was apparent on the visibile satellite imagery just north of the equator. This occurs when the angles are just right for the sun's rays to be reflected back to the visible imager on the GOES satellite.

Satellite images

Here is the visible satellite animation

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Last update to this page: May 13, 2008