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Pictures taken from space with a cheap camera and a balloon

posted on Mar 20, 2009 by Anonymous

edit - remove - report - save by Anonymous Mar 20, 2009

The four Spanish students from the IES La Bisbal school of Catalonia have sent a camera to the stratosphere at a distance of 20 miles above the earth to take beautiful photos you’ll see after the jump.
It may seem very simple: a $77 digital camera Nikon Coolpix, a $60 latex balloon filled with helium, a few calculations and hop, you have great photos without using super expensive NASA equipment.
In truth, it was more complicated than that. But the idea is good and moreover, it was successful.
In bottom of the page, you will find links to flickr and the site (in Catalan) of these students for more details.

Pictures taken from space with a cheap camera and a balloon

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edit - remove - report - save #1 - by yeti Mar 23, 2009

really cool.
I just wonder how they got the camera back.

edit - remove - report - save #2 - by Anonymous Mar 23, 2009

wow thats such a good idea.....they didnt get the camera back by the way it was transmittin the pics back

edit - remove - report - save #3 - by Anonymous One Mar 23, 2009

Wow! I'm struck by their awesomeness!

edit - remove - report - save #4 - by Anonymous Apr 2, 2009

Remember the guy who got to about twenty three thousand feet in his lawn chair? He offed himself..I guess everything was anitclimactic after that roll..he used a BB gun to deflate the balloons..these pictures serve as a handy perspective altertaion device..

edit - remove - report - save #5 - by Anonymous Jul 15, 2009

imagine the way back down from that....well at least your sitting comfortably.

edit - remove - report - save #6 - by Anonymous Nov 6, 2009

3 isnt sitting comfortably

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