Aurora borealis webcam goes live
Last Updated: Monday, September 20, 2010 |
The aurora borealis can be seen in the Yellowknife area on many nights. The AuroraMax project gives people around the world a virtual look at the northern lights. (James Pugsley/Astronomy North)
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/09/20/auroramax-north-astronomy.html#ixzz10D8JsGmi
Here is the link to the live cam: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/auroramax/default.asp
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mudra
Last Updated: Monday, September 20, 2010 |
The aurora borealis can be seen in the Yellowknife area on many nights. The AuroraMax project gives people around the world a virtual look at the northern lights. (James Pugsley/Astronomy North)
Canada's northern lights are coming to the rest of the world, thanks to a new webcam being launched by the Canadian Space Agency.
The space agency has teamed up with partners in Yellowknife and Calgary to develop the AuroraMax website for which webcams set up around Yellowknife will capture real-time images of the aurora borealis.
A Canadian Space Agency spokesperson said the AuroraMax live streaming feed would begin after dusk, around 9:30 p.m. MT (11:30 p.m. ET).
A colour "all-sky imager" is the main camera behind the AuroraMax live feed. Two digital cameras with fisheye lenses are also being used on occasion.
Even on cloudy nights, the light-sensitive lens on the all-sky imager should be able to pick up some of the northern lights, said James Pugsley of Astronomy North, one of the AuroraMax partners.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/09/20/auroramax-north-astronomy.html#ixzz10D8JsGmi
Here is the link to the live cam: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/auroramax/default.asp
Love Always
mudra
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