[from StereoscopyNews.com, no author given]
The European Recording Binocular (ERB2) is a technology experiment camera which has been launched on 36P to the ISS in February 2010. The ERB-2 is a second generation stereoscopic camera. It will capture the entire ISS in a 3D film in the current HDTV standard (720p). ERB-2 is part of an experiment done this week in the ISS.
With the ability to perform live broadcast of stereo films and to downlink files of recorded video sessions using the station’s HRDL (High Rate Data Link) via the EDR, ERB-2 takes advantage of high-definition optics and advanced electronics to provide a vastly improved 3D video effect for mapping the Station.
The almost-like-real 3D images from ERB-2 take the viewers inside the ISS as if they were really there. These images can also be used in mission planning and to support operations inside the Station. Today’s activity should have produced about 30 minutes of footage in total.
Read the paper here in SpaceRef with the Voluntary Weekend Science project of the week and the ERB-2. [Phil Lelyveld comment: the link also gives significant events for the International Space Station into the future. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=36473 ]
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