Earth live in high resolution from space (video)

Video cameras on the exterior of the International Space Station broadcast the scenery passing below them live in high resolution on the Internet. The experiment tests the durability of the cameras in space conditions and the compressed containers in which they are located

There is nothing more exciting than viewing the Earth from space, but so far only 543 people who have been trained as astronauts or cosmonauts have been able to experience the Earth spread out below them.

Now, thanks to high-resolution photography technologies, anyone with access to a computer and the Internet can view Earth from the perspective of astronauts on the International Space Station.

HDEV technology was activated for the first time on April 30 this year and so far the live images from a 400 kilometer high orbit have been viewed by approximately 32 million people.

Several high-resolution video cameras are attached to the European Space Agency's Columbus module. All cameras are pointed at Earth, and these recordings are transmitted live in a video stream. The broadcast rotates between the cameras, which causes the live broadcast to be interrupted for a few seconds, but the fresh look is worth this wait of switching the switch.

However, apart from the beauty that the astronauts share with the rest of the earth's inhabitants, this experiment also has scientific goals. Each of the cameras is protected inside the cells from air compressors and temperature controllers. In this experiment, the effect of space on the equipment and the quality of the video it produces is examined. High school students helped design some of the experiment's components through the project to partner high schools with NASA for hardware development.

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

For the live broadcast and next to it a map of the location of the International Space Station at that moment