NOAA #GOESS #GOES17 will not only image the Earth as it sees it in true color, it also will be able to detect and monitor weather phenomena as they develop in real time - like lightning. The first lightning detector in a geostationary orbit, the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) currently onboard NOAA #GOESEast is transmitting data never before available to forecasters. GLM maps total lightning (in-cloud and cloud-to-ground) continuously over the Americas and adjacent ocean regions, providing