Japanese photography giant Canon has launched a new interactive website that gives you the chance to take ‘photos’ from space.
The new website, unveiled at CES 2021, is based on Canon’s wide barrel satellite, the CE-SAT-1, which was launched into space in June 2017. The satellite has a PowerShot S110 and an EOS 5D Mark III DSLR. with a 4020 Cassegrain-type 3720mm telescope, and the company claims that images at a 375-mile orbit enter about 36-inch resolution within a 3 × 2-mile frame.
The entire experience on the site is narrated by astronaut Marsha Ivins, who explains what the satellite is used for and how it was designed and built. You will be able to ‘take photos’ using pre-recorded images by CE-SAT-1, zoom in to different locations around the world and explore more about Canon’s space photography initiative, which you hope to become a full-fledged development. , billion dollar enterprise by 2030.
To experience the interactive space photography experience for yourself, visit Canon’s website.
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