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Solar Panels: Solar Webcam Timelapse Videos


The webcam on the roof of Morley Science Center has been recording images of the solar panels every hour since July of 2006. Electrical output by the solar panels has been monitored since they were installed in 2004. The combination of those two types of information allows us to explore the affects of weather and light conditions on the performance of the solar panels.

Click on the links below to view time lapse videos of the solar panels, with the corresponding electrical output. You can pause the movie at any time.

Are there times when the sun in shining but the panels aren't producing? How long does a snow storm affect the solar panels? How much light do the panels need to start producing electricity?

Screen shot of the timelapse movie
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008


Entire Year - Fast
Entire Year - Slow