A website has been created where you can "take" photos from space

Canon has unveiled an interactive website where you can explore the CE-SAT-1 satellite equipped with a 5D Mark III DSLR camera and

“take” photographs from space. New York, Bahamas or Dubai - take your pick.

Engadget clarifies that this is an imitationphotography, that is, the pictures were taken in advance. However, the user can imagine himself as a camera operator and “click” various locations. Each photo, by the way, will indicate the location and other data. The demonstration gives an idea of ​​the capabilities of the satellite and the resolution of its camera.

Canon launched the wine barrel-sized machine in June 2017. The satellite is in an orbit with an altitude of 600 kilometers and provides images of the Earth's surface with a resolution of 91 cm.