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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Chit Chat _ Ocean Exploration

Posted by: djellison Aug 25 2011, 05:36 AM

http://www.interactiveoceans.washington.edu/visions11/live

These guys are streaming live exploration of hydro-thermal vents from off the west coast of the USA.... and they're happy to chat via http://twitter.com/#!/VISIONS11ops whilst they're doing it.

It's utterly thrilling...I ended up taking screenshots and stitching them into mosaics

Posted by: brellis Aug 25 2011, 05:56 AM

thanks! that's really wonderful

Posted by: Astro0 Aug 25 2011, 10:09 AM

That's addictive!

Ultra awesome watching such high quality images taken on the bottom of the ocean half a planet away!

Posted by: Stu Aug 25 2011, 01:21 PM

Wow... thanks for that Doug... that really is like watching the exploration of another world... a glimpse into the future, when we can watch live feeds from places Out There...

Posted by: lyford Aug 26 2011, 04:50 AM

Amazing! Good thing I didn't have anything planned for tonight... Anyone else dreaming of Europa?

Posted by: djellison Aug 27 2011, 08:34 AM

I've been having fun with their video feed - grabbing frames and stitching them when I can. Some almost worked as a push-broom when they're moving ROPOS on a longer traverse. I've even managed an anagyph or two. I wont fill up UMSF with it all, but I've attached a few, the rest I'm posting on twitter ( twitter.com/doug_ellison )

Posted by: Juramike Aug 27 2011, 04:07 PM

Wowah! This is awesome!

They will be visiting the "International District" sulfide vent complex today at 11:30 PDT. I'm definitely tuning in!

Posted by: stewjack Aug 30 2011, 03:49 PM

I just found a second underwater streaming video site! (Exploring Ancient Shipwrecks! )
Follow Dr. Robert Ballard and his team as
they explore the ocean on the E/V Nautilus.

Current Status
In port in Bodrum, Turkey until Wednesday.
They have 3 or 4 active streams, but since they are in port there is no active underwater feed.

NAUTILUS NEWS UPDATE August 26
http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2011/08/26/news-update-august-26

Nautilus Live
http://www.nautiluslive.org/

EDIT: They may have just completed most of the ocean archeology, and are now concentrating on geology. Drat!
This video provides some of the near future plans and tenative plans for 2012 - Q&A with Dr. Ballard
http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2011/08/25/qa-dr-ballard]

Posted by: djellison Aug 30 2011, 04:52 PM

Last dive of the Visions 2011 cruise is on right now.

Posted by: djellison Sep 1 2011, 07:47 AM

A 171 image swath during one of the survey dives on the 28th....

http://twitpic.com/6ebpcv