A small command line program to set your desktop background to the latest Full Disk GeoColor image from GOES-16 and GOES-17.

GOES-16 and GOES-17 are geostationary satellites operated by NOAA.

npx goes-bg

npx goes-bg -s 16

npx goes-bg -s 17

goes-bg --help

Usage: goes-bg [options]

    --sat, -s             GOES Satellite to use (16 or 17). (default: 16)
    --outfile, -o         Location to save image. (default: ~/Pictures/goes-bg/latest.jpg)
    --help, -h            Show help.

This is released as-is as an experimental proof of concept, for educational purposes only. No support or maintenance, whether short-term, long-term, or otherwise, is planned on intended. Use at your own risk.

Public Domain (CC0-1.0)