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Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1836 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1841 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1846 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1851 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1856 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1901 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1906 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1911 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1916 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1921 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1926 UTC
Band 2 - 0.64 µm - Red - Visible - 20 May 2024 - 1931 UTC
0.64 µm - Red Band - 0.5 km resolution - Visible band 2 is in the red portion of the spectrum and has the highest resolution of any ABI band at 0.5 km, and for that reason is the primary visible band. It is used primarily to monitor the evolution of clouds throughout the daylight hours.
GOES-16 Band 2 corresponds approximately to the old GOES-13 visible channel.
Band 2 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.