Friday, 16. October 2009

Topic: Space - on October 16, 2009 at 11:01:00 AM CEST

Student sends camera into stratosphere

Geoff McCormack looked at projects where people had attached digital cameras to weather balloons and decided to take it a step further. Fortunately, Deakin University was supportive of his unusual final-year project.

I had always wanted to build something and attach it to a balloon to see where it went but had never found the time to work on it. I had seen pictures from projects overseas where people had attached digital cameras to weather balloons and I thought I'd take it a step further with a custom-designed data-logger and control system. Fortunately, Deakin University was supportive of my unusual final-year project.

Off-the-shelf expedition takes flight

smh.com.au Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon