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Old 24-03-2009, 09:50 AM
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Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon

Wow - pretty enterprising kids!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...d-balloon.html

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Proving that you don't need Google's billions or the BBC weather centre's resources, the four Spanish students managed to send a camera-operated weather balloon into the stratosphere.

Taking atmospheric readings and photographs 20 miles above the ground, the Meteotek team of IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia completed their incredible experiment at the end of February this year.

...(more at link posted above)...
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/meteotek08/sets/
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