This has got to be one of the coolest webcams on the net! NASA are experimenting with High Definition cameras mounted on the International Space Station (ISS) streaming live HD pictures of the earth.
Below is part of the “ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment” Ustream page description…
“The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment aboard the ISS was activated April 30, 2014. It is mounted on the External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency’s Columbus module. This experiment includes several commercial HD video cameras aimed at the earth which are enclosed in a pressurized and temperature controlled housing. Video from these cameras is transmitted back to earth and also streamed live… While the experiment is operational, views will typically sequence though the different cameras. Between camera switches, a gray and then black color slate will briefly appear. Since the ISS is in darkness during part of each orbit, the images will be dark at those times.”
Check it out… http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload
To see where the ISS is right now, you can check here… http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/
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