Have you ever wondered what the atmosphere is made of? What is it made of, what types of weather conditions are there, what does a hurricane or other natural phenomena of current weather look like? Well, America, I hope we can now! Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and its effects on our weather. Climatology focuses on how atmospheric changes alter the world's climates, aeronomy is the study of the upper parts of the atmosphere. Meteorology focuses on the lower parts of the atmosphere, primarily the troposphere, where most weather phenomena occur. It was announced that under the supervision of NASA, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), they launched a satellite called TIROS 1 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, which will observe, record and will transmit data. at headquarters. The first ever weather satellite has arrived, and with many hopes it will change weather forecasts for the future. TIROS stands for Television Infrared Observation Satellite. The satellite weighs 270 pounds, measures 42 inches in diameter and stands 19 inches tall. The satellite was launched into space by a Thor-Able rocket. The TIROS satellite carries with it two six-inch-long television cameras. One of the cameras has a wide-angle lens capable of viewing an 800-mile radius of Earth at a time. The other camera has a photographic lens with a magnification of 10 to 12 compared to the wide-angle camera. The satellite is stabilized in its orbit by rotation (similar to that of a top). When it first separates from the rocket's third stage, it will spin at about 136 revolutions per minute. To take clear photos, a de-spin mechanism will slow the satellite to 12 revolutions per minute after ...... middle of paper ...... and located. The first major discovery made by TIROS 1 was the image of a high degree of organization in cloud patterns. This revelation increased the use of weather observation from orbiting satellites. US Weather Bureau image analysts have also found that all cyclones (hurricanes, nor'easters, tornadoes, etc.) are characterized by a very distinct vortex cloud pattern located in the center. Due to these mutual characteristics, large-scale cloud and weather systems could be easily recognized and tracked for several days. TIROS I detected a storm off the coast of Madagascar and I followed this storm thanks to its television cameras for five consecutive days! Another major discovery was that weather fronts associated with mid-latitude storms are surprisingly clear and easily identifiable in satellite weather photographs.Zachary KovalovskyLife Magazine