2025-05-09 08:11:58
Steve Engelmann
Sears, Santa Monica, California, United States
United States
NOAA-15
The call it May Gray (and then later June Gloom). It is a typical marine layer that hugs the coastline in late spring/early summer in southern California. The clouds usually "burn off" by noon and return in the evening. I found a nice spot on a bridge near the Santa Monica pier. The 10 fwy passes under and the historic Sears building stands nearby. The high school I teach at partially burned in the Palisades Fire. The Sears building has become our temporary school site. The sidewalk on the bridge is narrow. A number of students and teachers squeezed by as I was doing the recording. Only one teacher paused to ask me what I was doing.
2024-11-26 10:37:48
Steve Engelmann
Topanga, California, United States
United States
NOAA-18
Captured this satellite pass from a helicopter landing site on a ridge of the Santa. Monica mountains with the San Fernando Valley to the north and the Pacific to the south. From the overlook you could see small patches of light precipitation. I was visited by a curious crow and a grizzled hiker. The hiker had more questions.