"Do It Yourself Space Photos" Topic
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Wyatt the Odd  | 16 Sep 2009 8:51 a.m. PST |
Two MIT students spent a total of $148 USD to launch a camera to the edge of space and back. link Wyatt |
| GoodBye | 16 Sep 2009 8:59 a.m. PST |
Very cool, I wonder how many falling styrofoam beer coolers with cameras I'll need to watch for now? |
 Saber6  | 16 Sep 2009 10:57 a.m. PST |
NICE, now I want to do one. Sounds like a great Class or Boy Scout project |
 Parzival | 16 Sep 2009 1:04 p.m. PST |
Dang, I was hoping they'd used a rocket. But still pretty darn cool. |
| crhkrebs | 17 Sep 2009 7:32 a.m. PST |
Excellent project! Now for the second try: a) Use multiple cameras, each pointing in different directions. You can get a better variety of shots. b) Use multiple helium balloons. Inflate some fully and some only partially. When the fully inflated ones expand to the bursting point the cooler with come down slowly. The partially inflated ones (also expanded now) will not have enough lift to keep the cooler aloft. Of course, if there are heavier winds they may have to drive farther to recover their gear. Ralph |
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