Visible Satellite-Help Page Visible Satellite Images Visible satellite images are photographs of the Earth that provide information about cloud cover. Visible images represent the amount of sunlight being scattered back into space by the clouds, aerosols, atmospheric gases and the surface of the Earth.
Thicker clouds have a higher reflectivity and appear brighter than thinner cloulds.
It is difficult to distinguish low, middle, and high clouds on a visible image. Skies are clearer from texas to Kansas.