Live undersea robot as exciting as a space walk

I never thought looking at underwater lava formations could be so mesmerizing. I could easily spend an hour or more looking at that. Half of it is just lure of the ocean, and half of it is just the coolness of watching a live feed of a underwater robot from the comfort of my den at 5:00 AM.<p>I wonder if that's a stereoscopic camera. The depth of field looks good, but I had a problem gauging distance several times. Some formations, viewed straight on, looked small until the robot came around for a side view and I realized they were much bigger than I thought.

This is very cool. Looking at and being near volcanic activity with temperatures near 300°C. There are narrators coming in occasionally to provide additional information and explanation.<p>Here are some links to provide some background and interaction:<p>Twitter feed for updates: <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/VISIONS11ops" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/#!/VISIONS11ops</a><p>Visions '11 cruise that you are watching the mission of: <a href="http://www.ooi.washington.edu/visions11" rel="nofollow">http://www.ooi.washington.edu/visions11</a><p>Approximate location: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.55586,-129.587516&#38;hl=en&#38;t=h&#38;z=3&#38;vpsrc=0" rel="nofollow">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.55586,-129.587516&#38;hl=en...</a><p>More information about the submersible: <a href="http://www.ropos.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ropos.com/</a>

It is at times like this I think "Wow I live in the future!".

What would be awesome was if there was a corresponding Map which showed where in the ocean the image is coming from -

According to the comments, they have a fiber optic cable up to the ship and from there a sat link to a server at washington.edu...