ISS live camera

[Spare tyre]

I'd not seen this before today

www.n2yo.com/space-station

if its dark, come back a bit later, truly amazing

[Porkis]

Now that's neat! thanks OP

[croyde]

Why are the orbits all curvy on the map of the Earth. Always wondered that?

[Urban Sports]

Very good, it'll probably be moved to boats trains planes or Science but the nerds in there will love it, that's if they haven't already seen it

[croyde]

[Spare tyre]

it shows videos of the earth from time to time, just incase you look and it seems a bit dull

[s p a c e m a n]

They've got a couple of days worth of recorded stuff too, aliens have stolen all of their shoes http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/41155582

[Don1]

Spare tyre said:

I'd not seen this before today

www.n2yo.com/space-station

if its dark, come back a bit later, truly amazing

Thank you!

[themanwithnoname]

Nice, thanks for that. I suspect I will have a lot of wasted hours watching this.... And a lot of hours wasted don't the same....

[anonymous-user]

croyde said:

Why are the orbits all curvy on the map of the Earth. Always wondered that?

How do I post the Not Sure If Serious thing from Batman?

They're straight trajectories over a curved object, but because it's a map, the curved object (the Earth) has been straightened/flattened out meaning the trajectories have to appear curved instead to show their true path.
If you traced the lines on to a globe they'd be straight.

[Eric Mc]

Nice find - one I'll be returning to from time to time.

[Boozy]

http://spacestationlive.nasa.gov/timeline/index.ht...

That's worth a look as well.

[Simpo Two]

Crossflow Kid said:

If you traced the lines on to a globe they'd be straight.

Nope, still curved, just differently

[Brigand]

Boozy said:

http://spacestationlive.nasa.gov/timeline/index.ht...

That's worth a look as well.

Ah, this second link gives an explanation as to why the crew are not talking anymore - they are all asleep!

I tried the first link yesterday evening and could see the Earth and hear the crew talking. I've got it on in the background at work and its a black screen and I can just hear static. Going on that second website shows what the crew are doing or what tasks assigned to them - and right now its sleep time!

[MartinQ]

Despite checking periodically since yesterday afternoon, I've still yet to see anything other than a black screen. I get the occasional radio message though - one of them asking how many wet wipes they'd used...

[anonymous-user]

Simpo Two said:

Crossflow Kid said:

If you traced the lines on to a globe they'd be straight.

Nope, still curved, just differently

Ok, smart arse, they'd appear straighter relative to the surface of the globe.

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 28th November 23:59

[CrutyRammers]

Yeah I sometimes have this on when working at home. Mostly just routine, but sometimes spacewalks and stuff. And they always seem to have an interpreter on when the Russians are talking, which is nice

[croyde]

Think I'm missing out here. I've clicked the link loads but all I ever get is the Google tracker in one screen and black in the other but sometimes some audio. Currently just hiss.

[perdu]

croyde said:

Think I'm missing out here. I've clicked the link loads but all I ever get is the Google tracker in one screen and black in the other but sometimes some audio. Currently just hiss.

I only get that too

maybe I am short of a vital plug-in

[Digger]

Me too. Ipad.