A couple of Brits film the Earth from space on the cheap
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Terry Oxandale
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I enjoyed the video up until about the 8:40 area and beyond, when I found it a bit harder to believe that view provided by a small weather balloon, even with a light payload. I suppose lens lengths would produce varying degrees of "curvature", even at 37 Km altitude (est). Best technology (and much larger balloons) back in the '60s took a much heavier payload only up to around 35 Km, so this challenges my very limited understanding of the science behind this, and what appears to be a balloon with most of it's volume filled prior to release. I'd love to know more about this.
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Jim Craik
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Terry,
You make a good point, although the payload was very small and light, that balloon is quite small, and would have expanded dramatically at very high altitude.
Additionally I seem to remember the early sounding balloons that reached very high altitudes would rise very quickly once released.
You make a good point, although the payload was very small and light, that balloon is quite small, and would have expanded dramatically at very high altitude.
Additionally I seem to remember the early sounding balloons that reached very high altitudes would rise very quickly once released.
See also:
MakerBot Sends Stephen Colbert to Space - YouTube
There's a few others on youtube also who have done similar.
So I expect first link to be non-fake.
MakerBot Sends Stephen Colbert to Space - YouTube
There's a few others on youtube also who have done similar.
So I expect first link to be non-fake.
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