![]() We invite you to use this live video feed to get into the spirit of exploration on the frontiers of space – expand the video window (in a classroom, use a LCD projector to display on a large screen), select and play an audio file below, and look down from 260 miles above Earth’s surface. Note: ISS orbits Earth in 90 minutes, with 45 minutes of daylight followed by 45 minutes of darkness. To check, use the ISS Current Location Tracker. Note: If the image is black in the video portal below, ISS is on the night side of Earth. To determine what portion of Earth is in view, use the ‘ISS Current Location Tracker’, which was the subject of a prior post ‘ SSEP Teachable Moment – where Above the Earth is the International Space Stationn right Now?” In the portal below you can watch high definition video of your world being telemetered to Earth LIVE from the International Space Station. ![]() It is called HDEV – the High Definition Earth Viewing Experiment. You may not know this but there are video cameras on Station that look down on Earth continuously, and NASA sends the live feed back to Earth, so you can see what the astronauts are seeing right now. When you get a chance, you peer out your window, and look down on your world from space. Imagine you’re an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS), orbiting the Earth at an altitude of about 260 miles (420 km). Music: using music to impact a visual experience Mathematics: using ratios and proportions Geography: characteristics of Earth observable from orbit – clouds, storms, land masses, bodies of water, views during the day and at night Physics and Space: a spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit as an observing platform – apparent size of Earth, apparent motion of Earth due to spacecraft speed, frequency of day/night variation Feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the post. To Teachers: you can pass this post on to your students as a home activity, so they can watch live video of the Earth from the International Space Station.įeedback on this Teachable Moment is welcome. Photo-credit: NASA CLICK ON IMAGE TO ZOOM The East Coast of the United States at night, as seen from the International Space Station.
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