Satellite Image of the Day: January 23, 2005
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NOAA's Hydrometeorologial Prediction Center (HPC) "Daily National Forecast" image shows a daily national weather prediction

Satellites: NOAA-15 and NOAA-17, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

 Hudson Bay (Canada) in the winter
This image shows the ice covering Hudson Bay in Canada, with its numerous cracks and fractures.
Note the ice at the southern edge of the St. Lawrence River. 
This image also shows the extremely low angle of the sun at this far northern latitude (around 600 north). This image was taken just before 11am eastern time.
For perspective, you can see the northern tip of Maine in the lower right portion of this image, and the upper part of Lake Superior in the lower left portion.
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