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Old March 22nd 16, 04:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
WaltWX[_2_]
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Default Gordon Boettger Glider Record Attempt - Mon 03/21/2016

On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 12:49:36 PM UTC-7, ND wrote:
Hi Walt,

where do you find the hi res satellite loops that go all day? the ADDS satellite loop only lasts 9 frames. :/



Ah... the "Trick". Yes, it's hard to come back from a day of flying and still get all the day's visible animated imagery.

The trick is to use... Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) which can access some NCAR and Unidata servers that hold the GOES imagery for around 30 hours. The other trick is to find the time and have the patience to learn how to use IDV. That took a lot... but has now paid off.

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/

Lots of documentation and tutorials. But, still... a lot of time to learn the nuances...

Walter Rogers WX