Himawari 8 Satellite New Tab Page

Experience the latest image of Earth from a satellite every time you open a new tab.

What is Himawari 8 Satellite New Tab Page?

Himawari 8 Satellite New Tab Page is a Chrome extension that lets users experience the latest image of Earth from various satellites every time they open a new tab. The application fetches the latest images from satellites including Himawari 8, GOES, DSCOVR, and Meteosat. It supports optimal resolution images, updates automatically, and offers offline usage.

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By: domoritz

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Users: 759 ▲ 31

Rating: 4.18 (22)

Version: 0.21.0 (Last updated: 2022-02-28)

Creation date: 2020-06-29

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/
https://himawari8-dl.nict.go.jp/himawari8/
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Size: 493.57K

Email: do*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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# 32822 ▲ 422

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#45 in Art & Design #101 in animation keyword 14 ▲ 4 #128 in loading keyword 20 ▲ 2 #175 in cache keyword 54 ▼ 5

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This extension displays the latest image of our planet Earth as seen from the Himawari 8 Satellite every time you open a new tab. The satellite has been deployed by the Japan Meteorological Agency and takes photographs of Earth every 10 minutes. The extension also supports images from the GOES, DSCOVR, and Meteosat satellites.

Changes:

0.21.0 Update RAMMB URL format. Move to manifest v3 for Chrome. 0.20.0 Support natural variant for GOES 17 west. 0.19.1 Fix Himawari base URL. 0.19.0 Disable unreliable image cache in extension 0.18.1 Fix GOES URLs. Thanks to @mattijn. 0.18.0 Remove d3-request and d3-queue and instead use fetch and async 0.17.0 Add GOES 17 0.16.1 Store large images with reduced quality until they fit 0.16.0 Add Meteosat images thanks to @erget 0.15.0 Add GOES 16 natural image thanks to @TheNeuralBit 0.14.0 Remove GOES 13 and 15 as NASA does not support them anymore

User reviews

it's usually almost just a full black screen. The Earth is just visible as a very small line.

Tom Schi, 2021-04-23

It has been great and I used to love it, but now it won't update the Himawari 8 image, and when I reinstall it, I don't get any image, just a black screen. If you could fix that, it would be fantastic and I'll give it 5 stars.

Josh S, 2020-10-14

This extension is amazing – not only the beauty of the images but also the rich set of configuration options. I've learned quite a few things from this app. Even better, on zoom, my friends are astonished when they see the opulence of the orb we all call home. Our chaotic lives make it easy to forget how precious our planet is; this app provides a lovely reminder.