Dan Amarante

Meteorologist, space nerd, baseball fan, husband, and dad.

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

This afternoon's 6.1 earthquake near Cuba was picked up by the Westport, Connecticut seismograph a few minutes after the quake. The pulse of green at the bottom shows the arrival of the surface waves.
It's unlikely to have been felt by anyone in CT, but it's cool nonetheless!

[NASA @NASA]

"Welcome to my old neighborhood." Our @NASAArtemis II astronauts woke up on the sixth day of their mission to a special message recorded in 2025 by astronaut Jim Lovell, the pilot of Apollo 8.

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

If schedule holds, these 3 giant rockets will launch in the next 3 weeks.
From left to right:
New Glenn - satellite launch now, planned for the Moon
Starship - test flight 12 now, planned for the Moon
Artemis - to the Moon and back with 4 crew aboard
Pushing the very edge of our capability as we learn how to more safely & cheaply reach space, to explore all that exists beyond.
@nasa @SpaceX @blueorigin

[Andrew Pritchard @skydrama]

All of your AI-generated weather infographics look the same.

It's lazy, and we all see you.

[NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites]

Did you see the #fireball or hear the boom?
Residents around Cleveland and Pittsburgh reported a bright #meteor streaking across the sky this morning and our satellites caught it! The Geostationary Lightning Mapper (#GLM) on @NOAA's #GOESEast (#GOES19) 🛰️ can occasionally capture the bright flashes of exploding meteors (#bolides) as they appear similar to #lightning flashes!

Learn more:
https://t.co/YtkRGX99qy

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

I know it's somewhat of a wide range, but I'm thinking 8"-14" of snow in Connecticut is a solid starting spot before any adjustments are made in the next day or two. @insider_ct

[NWS New York NY @NWSNewYorkNY]

We may see northern lights in the sky within our local area tonight. Check out this link also from the Space Weather Prediction Center for the aurora forecast, which shows the viewing line within the local forecast region, https://t.co/fQab57qST6.

[Jonny Kim @JonnyKimUSA]

Another time lapse of the solar particle event last month. I accidentally captured parts of the window frame but I think it adds to the ISS feel. Nikon Z9 | 14mm | Nov 12, 2025.

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

I find this to be true with people, as well.

[ABC News @ABC]

Researchers have found that shouting is more effective than speaking when trying to scare off seagulls. https://t.co/nBpWUoGrYZ

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

Immense planning and technical precision was required for this absolutely preposterous (but real) view: I captured my friend @BlackGryph0n transiting the sun during a skydive.

This might be the first photo of it's kind in existence. See a video of this moment in the reply 👇

[CIRA @CIRA_CSU]

Last night, a severe geomagnetic storm painted magnificent colors of the northern lights across a starry canvas over North America.

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

A coating of snow on some grassy surfaces in Danbury, CT this afternoon as snow showers move across the area. First of the season for most!

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

From the National Hurricane Center:
Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and an estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb (26.34 inches).

[Steve Copertino @TheSteveCop]

This has to be one of the most incredible and terrifying satellite loops that I've seen in a while. You can see 5 violent mesovorts spinning around the eye of #Melissa this morning.

[Tropical Cowboy of Danger @FlynonymousWX]

Third pass through Melissa. GoPro in side window as different camera looking forward shooting in ultra high res 8k. Not sure when that might get processed as the file turned out ridiculous. Barely had HD space for it and MacBook Pro promptly chocked when I tried to edit it

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

@darius_helm I actually didn’t use it at all. Is my writing that robotic?

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

In Connecticut, Mark Kirschner's Allsky camera caught the same fireball from North Branford. Cool stuff!

[Dan Amarante @DanAmarante]

The Statue of Liberty Earthcam captured the fireball from a likely meteor streaking across the north/northwest sky over NYC at 7:15 Wednesday evening. The American Meteor Society received hundreds of reports from the Northeastern U.S.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Falcon 9 launches @NASA’s IMAP mission from pad 39A in Florida

[NOAA Communications @NOAAComms]

Just in: @NOAA’s SWFO-L1 observatory heads to orbit for groundbreaking mission

New #satellite will advance space weather forecasting

--> News release + launch video: https://t.co/58q5oEsVYS

@NOAASatellitePA #SWFOL1 #SpaceWeather