Digitalis Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Filmed from a weather balloon launched in Derbyshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickw Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thats absolutely amazing, thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalis Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I think they are Sheffield University students Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I saw this in the paper a couple of weeks back, was some amaing pictures captured... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcspb1 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I bet they cried like babies when they first saw that footage - awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 There were some Spanish schoolkids did the same thing a couple of years ago - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5005022/Teens-capture-images-of-space-with-56-camera-and-balloon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalis Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I bet they cried like babies when they first saw that footage - awesome! I agree truly stunning pictures, i would like to know how they predicted where it would land? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That vid is tight! thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I agree truly stunning pictures, i would like to know how they predicted where it would land? They used a computer programme. Takes into account temperature, windspeed, altitude, direction and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalis Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 They used a computer programme. Takes into account temperature, windspeed, altitude, direction and so on. Amazing really, i wonder if it landed close to where predicted by the computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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