= Weather Pictures = The weather near the equator is often stable and low cloud, but it is not cloudless. Clouds mean rising water vapor and air movement, and optical opacity, blocking measurement and power lasers. || '''Galapagos''' 1S 90W in the Pacific || {{attachment:galapagos3.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:galapagos4.jpg||width=320}} || || {{attachment:galapagos1.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:galapagos2.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:galapagos5.jpg||width=320}} || || {{attachment:galapagos6.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:galapagosa.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:galapagos8.jpg||width=320}} || || {{attachment:galapagos9.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:galapagos7.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:galapagosb.jpg||width=320}} || ||<-3> || || '''Ascension''' 8S 14W in the Atlantic || {{attachment:ascension5.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:ascension2.jpg||width=320}} || || {{attachment:ascension1.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:ascension4.jpg||width=320}} || {{attachment:ascension3.jpg||width=320}} ||