Core Services » corpse flower http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu A division of Technology Services Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:12:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 May 14th added to Perry time lapse video http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/15/may-14th-added-to-perry-time-lapse-video/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/15/may-14th-added-to-perry-time-lapse-video/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 14:24:28 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/15/may-14th-added-to-perry-time-lapse-video/ p0007019.jpg

I have updated the time lapse videos to include images from May 15. In the latest video you can see that Perry is slowly shrinking and now the spadex is really showing the signs of all the hard work it did over the weekend. I assume that it will not be too long before it collapses. Any guesses as to when that will be?

Also don’t forget that we have automatically created time lapse video created every hour available as well.

Finally, it is not too late to come and see Perry. The flower is well past its prime, but still a wonderful site to see in person. Also if you try really hard you can get a tiny whiff of what it smelled like. After you visit Perry be sure to hunt for your picture here.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/15/may-14th-added-to-perry-time-lapse-video/feed/ 0 Corpse Flower Time Lapse – May 12th and 13th. http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/14/corpse-flower-time-lapse-may-12th-and-13th/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/14/corpse-flower-time-lapse-may-12th-and-13th/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 03:26:38 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/14/corpse-flower-time-lapse-may-12th-and-13th/ Here are the latest time lapse videos of Perry blooming on May 12th and beginning to fade on May 13th.

Camera 1, also on youtube
Camera 2, also on youtube
Camera 3, also on youtube

If anyone is interested in full resolution ( 1280×1024 ) less compressed time lapse video, let me know or feel free to download all of the images and create your own.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/14/corpse-flower-time-lapse-may-12th-and-13th/feed/ 0 Time lapse of corpse flower blooming http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/time-lapse-of-corpse-flower-blooming/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/time-lapse-of-corpse-flower-blooming/#comments Sun, 13 May 2007 03:37:28 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/time-lapse-of-corpse-flower-blooming/ Matt Dobosenski using the thermal imaging cameraMatt and Brian looking at thermal imagesThermal image of PerryA quick update on Perry the Titan. I have a new time lapse video of the images taken today.

Click on the thumbnails above to view thermal images of Perry.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/time-lapse-of-corpse-flower-blooming/feed/ 0 Perry, the Gustavus Corpse Flower is Blooming http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower-is-blooming/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower-is-blooming/#comments Sat, 12 May 2007 23:47:37 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower-is-blooming/ 00pm Sat May 12thEarlier this afternoon Perry, the Gustavus Adolphus College Corpse Flower began blooming. If you really want to get a good whiff of it you should try to come by sometime in the next 24 hours.

If you can’t make it in person, you can watch the live video.

So far our web server is handling the load, but just in case it can’t you can still get to the live video via ustream.tv on my ustream.tv page.

The automatically generated time lapse videos should be really interesting tonight.

After you visit Perry, don’t forget to look for a photo of yourself. If you don’t find it there, you can probably find it here with a little digging.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/12/perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower-is-blooming/feed/ 0 Thursday Updates on Perry the Gustavus Corpse Flower http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/10/thursday-updates-on-perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/10/thursday-updates-on-perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 02:05:40 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/10/thursday-updates-on-perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower/ Perry from belowOne of the good indications that Perry is getting really close to blooming is that on Wednesday at 1:00pm the bracts fell off. By looking at other Titan Arums it seems like the bracts fall about 2 or 3 days before it blooms. If you are interested, we happened to catch the event with our security camera software. The video of the left bract falling in “real time” at about 1 frame per second can also be found on youtube.

Thanks to Ethan Sommer we now have automatically generated time lapse video. The videos are recreated every hour with the latest images.

I also have new time lapse from May 8th to May 10th. Looks like Perry is still growing.

As was mentioned in Brian’s post, our live streaming video via ustream.tv does have some glitches but since they upgraded some things this morning, it has been very reliable. We will try to keep an eye on it and restart it whenever we notice it is down.

And finally tonight, even though Brian says Perry can’t sign autographs, it appears that he has his own facebook account. Hopefully he will invite me to his blooming event.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/10/thursday-updates-on-perry-the-gustavus-corpse-flower/feed/ 0 Perry, now with sound http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/08/perry-now-with-sound/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/08/perry-now-with-sound/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 02:34:43 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/08/perry-now-with-sound/ Perry the TitanEarlier today we turned on the microphones on all of the cameras in the greenhouse. So if you are on campus and tune in to channel 7, you can hear what is being said in the greenhouse. Also for those of you lucky enough to be on our wired computer network, you can view live video with sound from any of the three cameras. For more information about those cameras see the GusTV Events page.

For the rest of you who are following Perry’s progress, we are working on streaming video/audio for you as well. We now have a test page for those who are interested. It appears that the providers of this service ( ustream.tv ) are having some issues and therefore the video stream has been broken more than it has been working today. So if you would like to try it, please do. If it is not working, try again an hour or so later. Hopefully they will be more reliable before the big event.

Finally, there are a few new time lapse videos that were created earlier today.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/08/perry-now-with-sound/feed/ 1 May 5th, Corpse Flower Time Lapse Updates http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/05/may-5th-corpse-flower-time-lapse-updates/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/05/may-5th-corpse-flower-time-lapse-updates/#comments Sun, 06 May 2007 04:33:46 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/05/may-5th-corpse-flower-time-lapse-updates/ Perry the Titan on May 5th

More Time Lapse Video
Camera 1 March 28th – May 5th or on youtube
Camera 1 May 3rd – May 5th or on youtube
Camera 2 May 3rd – May 5th or on youtube
Camera 3 May 3rd – May 5th or on youtube

If you pay close attention to the video between 1:00am on May 4th and 1:30am May 4th, you may notice some interesting visitors in the greenhouse.

As noted on Perry’s Blog, media coverage is increasing. Should make for an interesting week ahead.

The greenhouse is also looking for docents to help out with all of the visitors. If you are interested, there will be a informational meeting at 4:00pm on Monday in or near the greenhouse.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/05/may-5th-corpse-flower-time-lapse-updates/feed/ 0 More Time Lapse Video of Perry the Titan (Corpse Flower) http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/03/more-time-lapse-video-of-perry-the-titan-corpse-flower/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/03/more-time-lapse-video-of-perry-the-titan-corpse-flower/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 04:40:21 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/03/more-time-lapse-video-of-perry-the-titan-corpse-flower/ Perry, standing tall

Camera 1 April 26th – May 3rd or on youtube
Camera 2 April 27th – May 3rd or on youtube
Camera 3 May 1st – May 3rd or on youtube

So, when is this plant going to bloom you may ask? Good question. I too have been trying to figure that out and the best answer I can come up with is May 11th or 12th. Why? Mostly because I will be out of town then and won’t be able to see it in person :) I have also looked at time lines for other Titan Arums and judging by where ours is at now, many of them seem to flower about 10 days or so later. However not all of them bloom that fast. Some of them take a couple more weeks to bloom, putting the bloom date closer to May 20th. I think I will stick to my guess of May 11th for now, or possibly May 13th. That would make quite a mothers day gift.

I also noticed today that the veins near the tips of the spathe were just starting to turn red.

In other news, it looks like Perry will be in the Minneapolis Star Tribune this Saturday. Hopefully our webservers can handle the extra traffic.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/03/more-time-lapse-video-of-perry-the-titan-corpse-flower/feed/ 0 Corpse Flower Time Lapse from May 1st http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/02/corpse-flower-time-lapse-from-may-1st/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/02/corpse-flower-time-lapse-from-may-1st/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 21:42:35 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/02/corpse-flower-time-lapse-from-may-1st/ The time lapse videos created from the images taken between midnight May 1st and early morning of May 2nd are now in.

You can also find links to them on the Titan Blog and the GusTV Events Page.

And if those don’t work for you, you can watch the lower quality versions on YouTube.

]]> http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/05/02/corpse-flower-time-lapse-from-may-1st/feed/ 0 Corpse Flower Camera http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/04/30/corpse-flower-camera/ http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/04/30/corpse-flower-camera/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 02:37:11 +0000 Dan Oachs http://coreservices.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/04/30/corpse-flower-camera/ Thanks to the hard work and dedication of many people here at Gustavus we now have a wolderful flowering Amorphophallus titanum also known as a Corpse Flower to Titan Arum. Thanks to this unique event we have been given an opportunity to put some of our “toys” to good use.

This afternoon we added a third Axis 207MW Network camera to the greenhouse to capture the rapid growth of the plant from as many different angles as we can. These three cameras are used to capture an image at 5 minute intervals for use on the Titan Arum Webcam page.

We are also capturing and archiving images at 1 minute intervals to be used for making time lapse videos of the growth. These videos are currently available on the GusTV Events page. They can also be found on YouTube and Google Video

And if those options are not enough, people located on the Gustavus campus can watch live video from these cameras as well. If you have a TV connected to the cable system, you can watch one of the cameras on channel 7. Also, computers connected to the wired network can stream live video from the cameras. You can find links for those video sources on the GusTV Events page as well.

Although they didn’t use our camera ( like the Mankato Free Press did) KEYC has a little video clip of Brian and the Titan Arum.

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