Satpaper - near-real-time satellite imagery, on your (Linux) desktop wallpaper

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To satisfy your curiosity, here's what it can look like:

The view from GOES East only a few hours ago.

Like the title says, satpaper is a tool that generates live wallpapers for your Linux desktop, using RAMMB SLIDER. The GitHub link is here.

Features:

  • Several different satellites to choose from, covering most of the planet - not just the Americas!
  • Works with displays of arbitrary resolution.
  • The size of the Earth (relative to the output image's height) is configurable.