San Francisco live camera – Philippine coral reef, California Academy of Sciences
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The California Academy of Sciences streams this camera from its Philippine Coral Reef exhibit in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The Academy calls it one of the deepest displays of live coral in the world. It recreates the coral reefs and mangroves of the Philippines, a global biodiversity hotspot where the Academy's own scientists do research.
The camera shows a crowded reef: schools of colorful reef fish, anthias and tangs, rays and reef sharks moving over living corals. The Academy holds daily dive programs at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, when divers feed the animals and answer visitors' questions from inside the tank, so you may see and hear a diver among the fish. At other times the reef is busy but calm, and the fish follow their own routines.
The stream plays as live video on YouTube day and night. The Academy notes that a dark screen usually means it is nighttime in San Francisco, when the exhibit lights are low. A practical tip: watch during California daylight hours for the brightest colors, and catch a scheduled dive for the most action.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- calacademy-coral-reef
- Operator
- California Academy of Sciences
- Video format
- YouTube live stream
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- YouTube's terms (shown in YouTube's own player)
- Data source
- YouTube live streams (curated)
- Streaming since
- Feb 23, 15:09 UTC
- Last checked
- 02:15 UTC (32 min ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
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About San Francisco, California
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San Francisco is a city in California, United States with about 828,000 people. The camera is about 2.6 mi from the center. San Francisco keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
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Can I watch Philippine coral reef, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco live right now?
Yes. At our last automatic check (Oct 8, 02:15 UTC) the video was playing. It is a YouTube live stream that plays in YouTube's own player when you press Play.
How often does the picture update?
Continuously while the channel is streaming. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.
Who runs this camera?
It is a live stream from the YouTube channel California Academy of Sciences, embedded with YouTube's own player. The channel decides when it streams; YouTube may show its own ads. The channel About Curated YouTube live streams
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 2.6 mi from the center of San Francisco, California, United States. Coordinates: 37.770, -122.466. All cameras in San Francisco
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
San Francisco is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:11 AM and sets at 6:44 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near San Francisco?
Yes: 391 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Why does the stream sometimes stop?
YouTube streams run only while California Academy of Sciences is broadcasting; when they pause, we mark the camera offline until our next check finds it live again. The channel on YouTube