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NOUS72 KNCF 241815
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PLEASE PASS TO MIC, HIC, ESA, ITO, AND SOO
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SUBJ: FALL 2003 GOES KEEP-OUT TIMES
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FROM NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2003, THERE
WILL BE PERIODS OF TIME NIGHTLY WHERE EITHER
GOES-EAST AND/OR GOES-WEST IMAGERY WILL
NOT BE AVAILABLE DUE TO THE GOES SATELLITES
PASSING THROUGH EARTH'S SHADOW. WHILE ONE
SATELLITE IS IN ECLIPSE, THE OTHER WILL
COMPENSATE BY WIDENING ITS IMAGE. THIS IS A
NORMAL OCCURRENCE EVERY SPRING AND FALL.
THE SCHEDULE OF THE ECLIPSE TIMES AND OTHER
RELATED INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND AT:
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http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/eclipse.html
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