Nautilus Live
Robert Ballard, the explorer best known for the discovery of the Titanic and other wrecks, has not only made deep-sea exploration more accessible for K-12 and college students, but he’ll feed them updates through two of their favorite web sites: 123cam has launched Nautilus Live, a web site that allows people to follow the expeditions live and listen to the scientists in the control rooms as the discoveries are made.
With the help of 20 cameras aboard the ships and on their remotely operated vehicles, those logging on will see and hear exactly what the scientists are seeing and hearing, 24 hours a day. And just to make sure people don’t miss anything, Facebook and Twitter will send out alerts if it appears the teams are closing in on an important discovery.
This will allow followers to get to their computers and be there when it happens. “We’ll never have a dull moment,” Ballard said. “We’ll always be doing something. The idea is to constantly go with the action.” Live view from the Nautlilis