ARLA/CLUSTER: Primeiro video em Ultra-Alta-Definição (8K) desde a ISS

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Experience high-res science in first 8K footage from space

https://youtu.be/7k2uKb9vCOI
Fans of science in space now can experience fast-moving footage in even
higher definition as NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) deliver the first
8K ultra high definition (UHD) video of astronauts living, working and
conducting research from the International Space Station, The same
engineers who sent high-definition (HD) cameras, 3D cameras, and a camera
capable of recording 4K footage to the space station now have delivered a
new camera capable of recording images with four times the resolution than
previously offered.

The Helium 8K camera by *RED*, a digital cinema company, is capable of
shooting at resolutions ranging from conventional HDTV up to 8K,
specifically 8192 x 4320 pixels. By comparison, the average HD consumer
television displays up to 1920 x 1080 pixels of resolution, and digital
cinemas typically project in resolutions of 2K to 4K.

“This new footage showcases the story of human spaceflight in more vivid
detail than ever before,� said Dylan Mathis, communications manager for the
International Space Station Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in
Houston. “The world of camera technology continues to progress, and seeing
our planet in high fidelity is always welcome. We're excited to see what
imagery comes down in the future.�

Viewers can watch as crew members advance DNA sequencing in space with the
BEST investigation, study dynamic forces between sediment particles with
BCAT-CS, learn about genetic differences in space-grown and Earth-grown
plants with Plant Habitat-1, observe low-speed water jets to improve
combustion processes within engines with Atomization; and explore station
facilities such as the MELFI, the Plant Habitat, the Life Support Rack, the
JEM Airlock and the Canadarm2.

While the 4K camera brought beautiful footage of fluid behavior in the
space station’s microgravity environment to the world, the new 8K video
takes viewers through a variety of experiments and facilities aboard the
orbiting outpost, which on Friday, Nov. 2 will celebrate the 18th
anniversary of humans living continuously aboard and the 20th anniversary
of the launch of the first two space station elements on Nov. 20 and Dec.
4, 1998, respectively.

Delivered to the station in April aboard the 14th SpaceX cargo resupply
mission through a Space Act Agreement between NASA and RED, this camera’s
ability to record twice the pixels and at resolutions four times higher
than the 4K camera brings science in orbit into the homes, laboratories and
classrooms of everyone on Earth.

“We’re excited to embrace new technology that improves our ability to
engage our audiences in space station research,� said David Brady,
assistant program scientist for the International Space Station Program
Science Office at Johnson. “Each improvement in imagery fidelity brings
that person on Earth closer to the in-space experience, allowing them to
see what human spaceflight is doing to improve their life, as well as
enable humanity to explore the universe.�

The RED camera is the same brand used to record theatrical releases such as
The Hobbit trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, and television
programs such as, Stranger Things, Maniac, and Lost in Space.


NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold does some filming on the International Space
Station Oct. 3, 3018, with a Helium 8K camera, made by the digital cinema
company RED. Credits: NASA

Viewers can watch high-resolution footage from inside and outside the
orbiting laboratory right on their computer screens. A screen capable of
displaying 8K resolution is required for the full effect, but the imagery
is shot at a higher fidelity and then down-converted, which results in
higher-quality playback, even for viewers who do not have an 8K screen.

Download the video in full resolution at:
https://images.nasa.gov/details-First-8K-Video-from-Space.html

In addition to the new 8K video, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Ricky
Arnold, KE5DAU and Russian space agency Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev
recently took new images of the world’s unique orbital laboratory as they
departed at the conclusion of their mission. The photos are available at:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmuLTSzb
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