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PhD-astrophysics. Was XMM-Newton and Gaia (2006) project scientist (PS) . Was XMM, MEX , VEX, Rosetta, Gaia Mission manager (11,10,7,2,5 yr). ESA (retired).
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I have been using some French and Dutch coastline scenery to optimise my own CADU reading/geometry correction software using a FY3F pass at 12:22 today and the CADU created from it with the unique SatDump S/W. Still some way to go, but not bad. Dotting the i's crossing the t's.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

From FY3F @ 11:31 and FY3D @ 15:12 today - in just under 4 hours there is a vast movement and weather evolution in this area around Southern Italy/Sicily.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Two crops from a difficult Suomi NPP X-band pass @ 13:48 local. Southern Italy and NW Europe. Wild signal variations as usual.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

A while back I monitored the ELEKTRO-L 2 carrier 16 hours assuming its power would tell me when image transmission signal is best. Today I followed that recipe and received my first "images" of the season, far from perfect. Also noted in between images a low rate TM signal (BPSK ?)

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

From the METEOR-M2 4 KMSS pass @ 15:20 yesterday. A crop of the Netherlands and the Northern part of Denmark.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

While visiting @operations.esa.int today for witnessing the Gaia passivation activities (honoured to have been invited) I noted these portraits at the entrance to the press center: Vera Rubin and Katherine Johnson ….. bravo @esa.int

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Crop from a FY3F pass @ 11:06 - Sahara dust blown over the Mediterranean from the Tunisian and Libyan deserts.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

True colour crop from the FengYun 3F pass @ 10:38 today. Some of the major European mountain ranges in full glory.

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

From a FengYun 3E X-band pass at 17:14 today - a fairly cloudless Europe

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments

It must be getting boring, but from further tests today using a FY3F pass at 10:34 local, crop of the Gulf of Bothnia (w. Sea Ice), Norway, Sweden and Finland. The @rfnotmagic (X) SDR @ 122.88 MHz, recorded with @ryzerth (X) SDR++, demodulated and decoded with @aang23.satdump.org et al SatDump

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

From the second FengYun 3F weather satellite pass today at 12:37 local, some more tests: crop of the UK/Ireland. Using the @rfnotmagic (X) SDR @ 122.88 MHz, recorded, demodulated and decoded with the @aang23.satdump.org et al SatDump software.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

From the FengYun 3F weather satellite pass this AM at 10:54 local, some further tests: crop of the North Africa Mediterranean coastline. Using the @rfnotmagic (X) SDR @ 61.44 MHz, recorded, demodulated and decoded with the @aang23.satdump.org et al SatDump software

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

From the FengYun 3F weather satellite pass this AM at 11:14 local: sun over my country in between the clouds. Doing some testing using the @rfnotmagic (X) @ 61.44 MHz, recorded with @ryzerth (X) SDR++ and decoded with @aang23 et al SatDump software

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

From METEOR-M2 4 KMSS - channel 3, the area between Wales and the Lake District on the UK's west coast - bottom left the Isle of Anglesey. And from this AM a nice NOAA 21 view of the Black Sea with plenty of snow in the areas around it.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Some recent tests under Mint 22.1. From METEOR-M2 4 a KMSS crop (14:56 today) of Normandy showing the massive floods from storm Hermine (for the nice colours ask @petermeteor or @g5juergenm ). Also two crops from FY3D @ 14:59 yesterday. Storm Hermine and a crop of the Alps.

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

Couldn’t resist posting this one from Banksy art official on FB

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

I think we can safely call this the calm before the storm (False colour, Airmass and Water vapour images from FY3D @ 15:16) - and pls ignore Stockholm being in the mid-Atlantic, little s/w problem. Thank you #satdump

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Using a GIMP recipe by g5juergenm (X) passed on to me by petermeteor (X) : revisiting a METEOR-M2 4 KMSS pass from 23-oct-2024. Danube delta region/Romanian Black Sea coast - Just need to master Jürgens superior colouring skills ;-) And of course behind the scenes the amazing #SatDump.

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Today marks the end of the @esa.int science data taking after some 10.5 years. The data processing by the Gaia DPAC (and ESA) will continue with 2 more data releases around 2026 and the end of the decade. Standing on the sunshield of a Gaia 1:1 model at ESAC back in my @esa.int days.

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment

Here in Holland we started to doubt whether the Sun still existed, but this morning we had blue skies. From a Fengyun 3F pass @ 11:15 - crop of the Netherlands with some snow in the South-East. Also plenty of snow in the UK.

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

Once again using the #SatDump down convertor on an X-band pass of NOAA 20 @ 13:40. Small crop showing snow deposits on the North of Ireland, Scotland and England. Also, roughly the same area a few hours later in the thermal infrared by Fengyun 3E.

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

Finally got around to testing the #SatDump X-band down convertor and out of the box, with a little wiring, it worked very well. More real testing to do, but for now pretty happy ! Tested on SYRACUSE 3B and FENGYUN 3E (somewhere under those clouds my country is well hidden).

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

From a METEOR-M2 4 pass @ 14:37 with max elevation 80.7 east, some KMSS crops. First the Danish east coast, second (North) Yorkshire with snow/frost on the Moors and top left the Pennines. Colour channel alignment is difficult.

submitted 122 days ago • 1 comment

From an FY3E pass @ 16:36 - crop of SE Europe in the InfraRed. And for the in-crowd XEUVI was on.

submitted 123 days ago • 0 comments

From an X-band pass of Fengyun 3D at 14:14. Seasonal greetings and all the best wishes for 2025.

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

From an AQUA pass just now @ 15:46 local. The north of Spain with snow on the Pyrenees and the coastal mountain range in northern Spain but also on the Sierra de Guadarrama (NW of Madrid). This satellite was launched probably before the lead developer of #SatDump (the processing s/w used) was born.

submitted 140 days ago • 2 comments

2024.12.12 FY-3G | 7790MHz | IR False Color image. | AOS 20:08utc | LOS 20:18utc | TCA EL 56.7 degree | SatDump software by @aang23.satdump.org | UltraTrack by @usa-satcom.bsky.social | Always space for improvement! 👋

submitted 144 days ago • 1 comment

2024.12.12 FY-3G | 7790MHz | IR False Color image of the Alps. Adjusted X-Band RF chain boosts signal levels. Still some tracking errors due to poor calibration of the auto-tracking rotator. But because of the cold and wet weather it has to wait to fix that. 73

submitted 144 days ago • 2 comments