Web Cams
The Neumayer station has several web cams. Two with different focal distances are located at the telecommunication radome and points in south eastern direction at the station and its ramp to the basement garage.
The cameras are highly sensitive double sensor devices with night mode. The colour sensor is working with normal daylight and the camera switches to a black and white sensor when the light is too weak. Since these sensors each have their own objective lenses, their pictures do not coincident and during switching a shift is noticeable.
The web cams switch automatically between the two modes and choose the optimum exposure time depending on the brightness. Due to the high sensitivity of the cameras, direct moon light and spotlight from the station appear much brighter.
On the station's roof several spotlights are mounted that serve observational and signal purposes. Reflections in the optical system create light spots and rings in the picture. During polar night the only thing in the sky that is moving through the picture is the moon at times when it is visible behind the station.
Although the sun is not rising, the bright twilight can appear as daylight and can make the web cam switch to colour mode. Thanks to the high sensitivity the web cams are able to display even weak light sources such as stars, polar lights, and clouds at night. The web cam pictures can be affected by fog, snow drift and icing.
Radomcam Panorama (wide angle):
- Typ MOBOTIX M10D-Sec-DNight
- Hardware T-1r2.1b.AA , 206 MHz, 128 MByte RAM
- Software-Version M10-V2.2.3.24(2006-12-22)
- Camera Sensor 1280x960: S/W (F/0.8), Color (F/0.8)
- Focal distance 43mm
- Camera Azimuth 142°
- Position (2012) S70 40.447 W8 16.671
Radomcam Tele (zoom):
- Typ: MOBOTIX M12D-Sec-DNight
- Hardware T1r1.1.AA, 520 MHz, 128 MByte RAM
- Version: MX-V3.5.2.23.r3
- Camera Sensor S/W L135, Color L135
- Focal distance 135mm
- Camera Azimuth 142°
- Position (2012) S70 40.447 W8 16.671
Geocam (roof, pointing south):
- Typ: MOBOTIX M22M-IT
- Hardware T0r2.3.AA, 520 MHz, 128 MByte RAM
- Version: MX-V3.4.5.18
- Camera Sensor Color
- Camera Azimuth 180°