WHNT NEWS 19 Chief Engineer Richard Hunter installs the camera on the Saturn V replica at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. (Joe Kirby, WHNT NEWS 19 / May 18, 2009)
HUNTSVILLE, AL -
We are excited to launch a new way for you to see the Tennessee Valley. We are proud to debut the WHNT NEWS 19 Saturn V Rocket Cam!
The Saturn V replica, at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, is a landmark in the Rocket City. You can't miss it as you drive on Interstate 565.
"This is an icon for not only Alabamians, but what in particular Huntsvillians have done," said Al Whitaker, spokesperson for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. "And we like to think of it as also, as an icon as what we have yet to do, what we're going to do in the future with Constellation, with Aries I and V and with WHNT NEWS 19."
WHNT NEWS 19 has placed a camera atop the Saturn V replica, which stands 363 feet tall. It's 36 stories high!
"What we've got is a Sony camera in a dome that can go 360 degrees around," said Joe Kirby, WHNT NEWS 19 Assistant Chief Engineer. "It can get views down the Interstate, the Parkway, over toward Madison, it pans, it tilts, it zooms."
The WHNT NEWS 19 Saturn V Rocket Cam is will also revolutionize our severe weather coverage.
"It's going to be a huge help during severe weather, especially," said WHNT NEWS 19 Chief Meteorologist Dan Satterfield. "We'll see a rotation on the radar, but the first thing we want to know is there a lowered base, is there a wall cloud, is there anything coming out of that wall cloud. If you're down low you really can't see very far at all. So now we're going to have a huge view, over almost the entire county to be able to see these things coming in. So for severe weather purposes, [it's] very helpful."
We'll also use the new camera to enhance our breaking news coverage, and traffic coverage every morning and afternoon. It will take quality 16x9 pictures any time of day.
The Saturn V replica, at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, is a landmark in the Rocket City. You can't miss it as you drive on Interstate 565.
"This is an icon for not only Alabamians, but what in particular Huntsvillians have done," said Al Whitaker, spokesperson for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. "And we like to think of it as also, as an icon as what we have yet to do, what we're going to do in the future with Constellation, with Aries I and V and with WHNT NEWS 19."
WHNT NEWS 19 has placed a camera atop the Saturn V replica, which stands 363 feet tall. It's 36 stories high!
"What we've got is a Sony camera in a dome that can go 360 degrees around," said Joe Kirby, WHNT NEWS 19 Assistant Chief Engineer. "It can get views down the Interstate, the Parkway, over toward Madison, it pans, it tilts, it zooms."
The WHNT NEWS 19 Saturn V Rocket Cam is will also revolutionize our severe weather coverage.
"It's going to be a huge help during severe weather, especially," said WHNT NEWS 19 Chief Meteorologist Dan Satterfield. "We'll see a rotation on the radar, but the first thing we want to know is there a lowered base, is there a wall cloud, is there anything coming out of that wall cloud. If you're down low you really can't see very far at all. So now we're going to have a huge view, over almost the entire county to be able to see these things coming in. So for severe weather purposes, [it's] very helpful."
We'll also use the new camera to enhance our breaking news coverage, and traffic coverage every morning and afternoon. It will take quality 16x9 pictures any time of day.
