ATLANTA — The massive scale of Hurricane Dorian can be seen from space. The Category 4 storm is currently sitting on top of the Bahamas and is projected to move closer to the United States.
While satellite images help forecasters learn technical details about the storm, scientists of a different type have a great view, too. Astronauts on the International Space Station are sharing their view of this record-breaking storm.
Tuesday afternoon, Colonel Nick Hague shared a zoomed in picture of Dorian’s eye with the caption: “The eye of #HurricaneDorain. You can feel the power of the storm when you stare into its eye from above. Stay safe everyone!”
The picture shows the cyclone of clouds forming the tight eye of the hurricane.
He and fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared pictures from directly over the storm’s eye. The pictures show how far the storm spreads over the islands.
The International Space Station shared video from their fly over the storm on Tuesday.
Another unique view of Hurricane Dorian is from inside.
On Sunday, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration P-3 "Hurricane Hunter" flew into Hurricane Dorian as it passed over the Bahamas Sunday, giving a rare look inside the eye of the then, Category 5 storm.
Hurricane Hunter Garrett Black shared a picture of the “stadium effect” inside the eye where the rotating clouds form the eye’s wall.