Dawn to Dusk: Hurricane Sandy, October 28, 2012, Super Rapid Scan

This time-lapse animation shows Hurricane Sandy from the vantage point of geostationary orbit—35,800 km (22,300 miles) above the Earth. The animation shows Sandy on October 28, 2012, from 7:15 to 6:26 EDT. Light from the changing angles of the sun highlight the structure of the clouds. The images were collected by NOAA's GOES-14 satellite. The "super rapid scan" images—one every minute from 7:15 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. EDT—reveal details of the storm's motion.

NASA animation by Kevin Ward, using images from NOAA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.

View more imagery from Hurricane Sandy at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Natu...

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[agarland leota]

This hurricane is so strong.

[aludolph jack]

I can't believe it.

[rishkorn lien]

This video is so scary.

[tschmoll jessia]

The power of nature.

[nstetzer laine]

Scary video.

[yvanhorn dorine]

Wow. I'm speechless.

[nstephan athena]

This is the power of nature.

[kleemann becki]

Looks scary.

[Don Ruiz]

I just hope we wont have another one like Sandy.

[Arthur Kittleson]

yup, when nature is mad our lives is at her mercy.