Int'l Space Stn Carrying High Def Cameras Captured This View As It Crossed So. Cal Coast in Ventura County

(June 30, 2014) -- As carried LIVE in LBREPORT.com's front page, the Int'l Space Station orbited over So. Cal about 6:37 p.m. on Sunday. It couldn't be seen from ground BUT it could see us...because since April, it's been experimenting with high definition cameras mounted outside the spacecraft.

The shot below is a screen save as the spacecraft crossed CA coastline at roughly Port Hueneme (Channel Islands visible.)

Screen save from NASA-TV

The Space Station passed nearly directly over Long Beach BUT (alas) NASA's video stream was intermittent as the crew appeared to switch to a different camera pointing ahead (toward darkness) just as they went over the LA/LB area, preventing the video view we'd hoped for.

We'll try again if/when the spacecraft passes over LB on subsequent daytime orbits.