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shireen

(8,333 posts)
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:17 AM Mar 2017

NOAA ROV dives from now to Mar 29

NOAA ROV dives are being streamed live from now to Mar 29. Location is Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas. They typically deploy around 1-2pm EST, and work till around 9-10 pm EST. (This might be slightly different today because they're starting a new site, and I dont know the time difference. Check the website)

I usually have a window open on my monitor to follow them at work.

In late February, I followed a dive off the American Samoa to explore undersea mounds. It was exhilarating! They found at least one new species at every dive. The deepest dive was over 2 miles so we're talking deep ocean surface exploration where it's always dark. Very cool stuff.

More at http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1703/welcome.html

There are 3 live feed cameras.
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream.html

Camera 1 is the main camera.

Camera 2 is located to another ROV that is tethered to the main ROV that provides a wider field of view.

Camera 3 has diff. windows for sensor readings, topography maps and other stuff. But when they use the remote arm to grab a sample, I turn on Camera 3 because there are other onboard cameras that give neat views of how the arm grabs samples and stows it away in boxes for biological or geological samples.

You can also view it live on YouTube ... look for the Ocean Explorer youtube channel. I prefer the site because the default window is slightly bigger.

Their facebook page provides updates.
https://www.facebook.com/OceanExplorationResearch/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

I've been really enjoying it!

Have fun!


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NOAA ROV dives from now to Mar 29 (Original Post) shireen Mar 2017 OP
Cool! Thanks...nt 2naSalit Mar 2017 #1
This is way kewl, gonna bookmark it Canoe52 Mar 2017 #2
I watched NOAA deep sea tv instead of shireen Mar 2017 #3
Fascinating defacto7 Mar 2017 #4

Canoe52

(2,948 posts)
2. This is way kewl, gonna bookmark it
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:39 PM
Mar 2017


and watch it instead of the dismal news or until 45 takes NOAA's funding away.


shireen

(8,333 posts)
3. I watched NOAA deep sea tv instead of
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 01:22 PM
Mar 2017

the SOTU. It was delightful.
They were exploring sea mounts near Samoa at the time.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
4. Fascinating
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:22 PM
Mar 2017

There's still a window to view places I otherwise could never see... for now.. and I hope for a very long time.

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