PLATO webcameras
PLATO has four Watec video cameras that feed into an Axis video digitiser. The cameras have been cold tested to below –80°C and do not require any heating, making them ideal for use in Antarctica. The four cameras are mounted on the roof of the instrument module and are used to monitor the external experiments and engine module. Every six hours the supervisor computers push a new set of camera images to the rest of the world via the Iridium satellite network.
Please note that if the sun is directly in the field, the image may appear as static-noise due to the automatic gain control of the camera.
Solar panels
