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originally posted by: Jubei42
I love looking at the night sky when the opportunity is there. Unfortunately that is not very often. I was wondering if you ATSers know of any good live HD sky cams available? I understand that providing and running such a service requires money and efford so I'm guessing supply is limited.
But this got me thinking about demand. I would be willing to pay $5-10 a month to view HD livefeed of a clear night sky, I'm sure many of you are willing to do the same.
originally posted by: Jubei42
So how difficult would it be to begin a kickstarter/crowdfunding of world wide, full HD, broadband connected telescopes for your viewing entertainment! There is always a dark clear sky somewhere waiting for you to come and explore.
I find it hard to explain what profound effect the simple mundane act of looking at the stars at night has on me. It's the biggest picture you will ever get your eyes on, it's humbling, exciting, relaxing, amazing and so much more. And I cannot get enough of it.
You know, this could not only be crowd funded but also crowd executed. Alot of the infrastructure is already there.
I see potential.
originally posted by: Jubei42
a reply to: tanka418
While it does sounds complicated, I don't think it would have to cost that much. If you make this a collective efford on the part of telescope owners, IPS', science institutes and some party like youtube or twitch it should not require alot of funds. And the rewards as you mentioned are numerous. Because we need numbers, large numbers of eyes on the sky. And they don't all have to be fancy fully robotic top of the line telescopes. Just some amateur recording or streaming at home could be fun and interesting to watch.
But again most of all I'm hoping this could be a collective efford, not some commercially driven enterprise. I'm not looking to make money on this. The important thing is that we educate ourselves and keep track of things, all while enjoying the beautiful night sky. I'm trying to setup an outline of this idea and how we can make it work for all parties involved. First there is the startup where you need a few good telescopes. I'm hoping to draw in the paying crowd with good HD quality then grow the network with the option to join and get some sort of reimbursement depending on how much views they get. And finally complete the network with the multiplatform software giving a world wide control and data manipulation. A wealth of information and viewing pleasure.
originally posted by: HumanPLC
a reply to: Jubei42
Guys... and Ladiez
I’m a web and software developer with my own server who is currently about 10-12 weeks away from a move to rural Wales. Although I have to admit that the night sky in North Wales is not the clearest most of the time, there is zero light pollution and im happy to get involved and/or help any way i can.