Duct tape, used camera, balloon

[Cetacea]

:applause:


BARGAIN basement Yorkshire boffin Robert Harrison proved it doesn't take a rocket scientist to take stunning shots of planet Earth.
The techno whizz, who spent just £500 getting his incredible snaps with a standard camera and some duct tape, had some of NASA's finest minds baffled by his brilliance.

And bosses at the US space agency, who pump millions each year into their research, were so impressed they got in touch to see exactly how it was done.

Robert, 38, who works as an IT director in Leeds, took the pictures with a camera launched 35km above the planet's surface on a weather balloon..."

full article:
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-boffin39s-DIY-space-odyssey.6179348.jp

[ashling]

1. Didn't MIT already do something like this

I guess its because these pictures have a British accent :shrug:

[Cetacea]

3. Everything is better with that accent

lol. I haven't seen an MIT project like this. I wouldn't doubt it. The appeal is in the fact hat it's just a lone guy without a huge institute helping him out.

[lapfog_1]

2. Project Icarus

http://space.1337arts.com/

I'm planning on sponsoring a "launch" for my nieces 8th grade science class in a few weeks.

[Cetacea]

4. Cool. I hope you post the results here

Good luck!

[FarCenter]

5. 115,000 feet isn't exactly in space

Balloons flying at that altitude have been used since WW II. For spying, for research, etc.

Of course, they mostly cost much more.

[Cetacea]

6. It's impressive, though.

[4lbs]

7. Did someone take a picture of the weather balloon as it was going up, and report seeing a UFO?

;)