It will also aid in short-term weather prediction. ISERV images will be used to monitor and assess environmental disasters, climate change, rainforest destruction and air quality in various locations around the globe. Using the Celestron telescope as a giant lens, ISERV’s camera will take crystal clear shots of our planet from Destiny laboratory’s Earth-facing window, WORF. View images of the ISERV setup, including the Celestron telescope, at NASA’s website here. We are all very excited and proud to see Celestron’s telescope assisting NASA’s quest for knowledge.” said Corey Lee, Senior Vice President of Product Development at Celestron. “ISERV will help advance Earth Science research. The camera system will be stowed aboard the ISS initially, then assembled by crewmembers in January, 2013.
ISERV Pathfinder was designed and built at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The setup includes a NASA-modified Celestron CPC 925 computerized telescope. Once ISERV is installed, scientists on the ground will control it remotely, gathering images of Earth for disaster analysis and environmental studies. The ISERV (International Space Station SERVIR Environmental Research and Visualization System) Pathfinder imaging system successfully launched on board a Japanese rocket on July 21st, 2012. Torrance, CA (November 5, 2011) - The International Space Station (ISS) is getting a game-changing new camera system, and a Celestron telescope plays a key part.
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