Falcon
03-26-2010, 07:19 AM
ah know ah know, allyuh 'did see it' on TV..... :)
A space enthusiast has taken spectacular images of the Earth's surface from space - using a standard digital camera taped to a helium balloon.
He programmed the camera, using free software downloaded from the internet, to take eight photos and a video every five minutes before switching into standby mode.
Mr Harrison, 38, uses GPS tracking technology to monitor the camera as it automatically parachutes back to earth after reaching the 22-mile high mark.
The pictures are so impressive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30721501@N05/collections/72157621244472915/)that Nasa has reportedly been in touch, telling the father-of-three it would have spent millions to get the same results.
"A guy phoned up who worked for Nasa who was interested in how we took the pictures," Mr Harrison told The Times newspaper.
"He wanted to know how the hell we did it. He thought we used a rocket. They said it would have cost them millions of dollars."
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Camera-Taped-To-Helium-Balloon-Takes-Amazing-Pictures-Of-Earths-Surface-22-Miles-Above-The-Planet/Article/201003415582176
Yanks ent play dey dense oui! lol
A space enthusiast has taken spectacular images of the Earth's surface from space - using a standard digital camera taped to a helium balloon.
He programmed the camera, using free software downloaded from the internet, to take eight photos and a video every five minutes before switching into standby mode.
Mr Harrison, 38, uses GPS tracking technology to monitor the camera as it automatically parachutes back to earth after reaching the 22-mile high mark.
The pictures are so impressive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30721501@N05/collections/72157621244472915/)that Nasa has reportedly been in touch, telling the father-of-three it would have spent millions to get the same results.
"A guy phoned up who worked for Nasa who was interested in how we took the pictures," Mr Harrison told The Times newspaper.
"He wanted to know how the hell we did it. He thought we used a rocket. They said it would have cost them millions of dollars."
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Camera-Taped-To-Helium-Balloon-Takes-Amazing-Pictures-Of-Earths-Surface-22-Miles-Above-The-Planet/Article/201003415582176
Yanks ent play dey dense oui! lol