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The Apollo astronauts spoke with wonder at seeing the Earth from space. Some described it as a religious,
life-changing experience and that they were struck that we were all passengers together on a beautiful, fragile world floating through space.
None of us will ever see the Earth from space
(probably) so this idea is for the next best thing - a live video feed of the Earth from the surface of the moon. It could be broadcast on a normal television channel, so that as you're idly flicking through channels you'll chance across this beautiful blue, green and white picture of the Earth suspended in the blackness of space and think "Wow! That's what the Earth looks like right now..."
Al Gore's boondoggle idea
http://www.spacetod...es/SatEarthWeb.html
[ldischler, Mar 02 2007]
Lunar Eclipse Sequence
http://www.flickr.c...ntindale/410487521/
[Ian Tindale, Mar 05 2007]
[link]
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It probably wouldn't be live - it'd probably go through a profanity delay (although not for the intended reason, but in case any life-forms pass in front of the lens field of view (and swear)). |
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I can see the pub from here. |
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[+], but only if solar powered, of course. |
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I'd imagine that anyone whose messed around with Starrynight or a similar astronomy application will relate immediately to this one - one of the features is a virtual view of the Earth from the Moon. Therefore, big [+]. |
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I honestly thought that this idea would enable us to observe the making of cheese. |
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Now you've got me humming that Police song. |
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Al Gore had this idea ten years ago, but he would have parked it at the L1 spot. |
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<wink>Keeping that studio set up and ensureing that no one figures out where the feed is /actually/ comming from will be expensive, but worth it, I think.</wink> |
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I though this was how Google Earth
worked - A big lunar tick [+} |
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I like the idea but the Nasa channel on satellite TV shows live feeds of Earth from a satellite. It is still very much like the image you described, but not from the moon. |
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//"Wow! That's what the Earth looks like right now..."// |
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Well actually thats what it looked like 1.1991888 seconds ago..... |
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We have to get there first! |
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If there was a live video link on the Moon right now, we could get to watch Saturday's total lunar eclipse from two viewpoints. Split screen, Lunar / Solar! + |
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I don't understand all the positive votes. Doesn't anyone realize that, for days during each lunar month, the earth would be barely visible? The old Al Gore idea would be cheaper to put up (no need to land on anything, just park it at L1), and would show the fully illuminated earth all the time. |
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[po]: Sadly, no. But that doesn't diminish the fact that I can see the pub from here. |
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got your priorities straight, then. |
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Damn it, [Ling], now I've got that song in my head too. |
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ldischler, use your imagination instead of your intellect on this one. It's a lovely idea, with lovely reasoning. |
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I wanna see satellites, too. And space junk. Now I've got "Space Junk" by Devo stuck in my head. |
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Aargh! Now I've got 'Blockhead' by Devo going through my head. Oh wait, it's an mp3 on my phone - hang on while I just pause it. |
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Yeah - "lovely reasoning" as in "the best reason for anything is that it might make the world better for someone", rather than as in "see how clever I am". |
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//the best reason for anything is that it might make the world better for someone//
Odd reasoning for a perfectly pointless idea. |
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Jeez, man. What a downer. It's a great idea whose point (to me) is to introduce a little wonder and beauty to someone's day. |
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If you think the reasoning's odd, then I think your oddly soulless (or cold and unimaginative, if you don't believe in that sort of thing) |
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I don't think this will have any where near the effect of standing there. Does watching T.V. make you feel like you're part of any particular reality? |
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I saw the lunar eclipse on Saturday night which was very impressive (light pollution being as bad as it is, seeing any astronomical phenomena from west London is pretty amazing). During this eclipse the view from the moon, of the Earth surrounded by a brilliant red ring (of sunlight filtered and diffused through the Earth's atmosphere), would have been lovely. |
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That's a remarkable coincidence - I too saw a Lunar Eclipse on Saturday night. I even photographed it, using a camera {linked}. |
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//using a camera// Mmmm..... |
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[Ian], great photo set. I saw the second half of the eclipse over Nathan (son of Daniel) Boone's homestead park in Missouri. We were on a ridge at sunset, and waited and watched the horizon. We saw a very faint sliver just after it rose, and watched it grow and brighten as it came up. No camera, though. |
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Ian, what IS behind the last moon in the sequence? |
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(I think it's a Clanger and a Froglet) |
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A bounce for this good idea. |
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Photographs are what you take
Webcam on the moon
I hope my lens don't break
Webcam on the moon
We could walk forever
Webcam on the moon
We could see together
Webcam on, webcam on the moon |
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