05/31/2026
The linked article presents details of moonlit views of the remains of what once was Subtropical Storm Alberto – the first named storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. The images were taken on the evening of May 30, 2018 under a near-full Moon from the ISS about a day and a half after Alberto had come ashore over the Florida panhandle. The views were created using images acquired by the crew of ISS Expedition 55 in support of the CASIS-sponsored CyMISS (tropical Cyclone intensity Measurements from the ISS) program which ran from 2014 to 2019. CyMISS was a vital precursor for TWA’s Hurricane Hunter Satellite project currently under development for launch in 2028.
Tropical Storm Alberto was the first named storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season