NOAA asked you to help choose the most compelling images from NOAA satellites in 2024—the 20 contenders—10 from NOAA’s GOES satellites and 10 from NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites—provided captivating, and occasionally sobering, views of hurricanes, wildfires, space weather and more from around the globe last year. With help from followers across X, Facebook and Instagram, the imagery received thousands of likes and comments, and helped shine a spotlight on our dynamic planet as seen from Earth orbit.
Below are the #1 and #2 images from the JPSS and GOES NOAA satellites that voters ranked as the “most compelling.”
Number 1-ranked image from NOAA’s JPSS Program satellites:
With more than 2,100 likes, this beautiful aurora image from NOAA’s polar-orbiting satellites was the most liked image of 2024.
Number 1-ranked image from NOAA’s GOES satellites:
With just under 2,000 likes, this stunning image of von Kármán vortices as seen from NOAA’s geostationary satellites was the most liked GOES image of 2024.
Number 2 from JPSS
Number 2 from GOES
NOAA Satellites would like to thank all who took the time to help the agency rank the best NOAA satellite images from 2024.
