This was taken about 11.25Z today and shows largely clear skies. The
remaining cloud was still evaporating. I've brightened it quite a bit to
show the different colours of the land and nearby shallow seas.

http://www.mtullett.plus.com/satelli...07-09-2004.jpg

It is about 600KB in size - ~2 minutes on a 56k modem

The light colours in the east intrigue me. Would I be correct in assuming
this was the result of light coloured crops (cereals) rather than a sign of
dry soil?

"Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC"

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 07/09/2004 18:54:22 UTC