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    Secrets Of Astrophotography's Biggest Rock Star

    You Could Capture Photos Like This From The Open Sky Near Your House

    A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth

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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    11/11/09

    In reply to Secrets Of Astrophotography's Biggest Rock Star
    Whenever I look at pictures of distant celestial objects all I can ever think is "Crap, that's a lot of stars."
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/11/09

    In reply to Secrets Of Astrophotography's Biggest Rock Star
    And, with photo number 9, we have solid evidence that the sun, too, has a navel. #space
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/11/09

    @Roklimber:
    Or needs Clearasil. #space
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    Image of Erix_Cale Erix_Cale
    11/11/09

    @Roklimber: Or if Sauron is coming #space
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/11/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Or maybe it's a melanoma. After all, with all that UV radiation, the sun's skin can't be too healthy. Mamma-sun should have used some sunscreen cream on baby-sun. Terrible, terrible parents. #space
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    Image of burlybax burlybax
    10/07/09

    In reply to You Could Capture Photos Like This From The Open Sky Near Your House
    Wow. That is pretty incredible. Still a detailed knowledge of photography and probably thousands of dollars in equipment is needed. But it is pretty cool that a guy can load up his car, pick a spot and get photos like these.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/07/09

    @burlybax: Yeah, I think it's a pretty expensive and time-consuming hobby, but it can be a hobby rather than a career.
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    09/18/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    Here's a link from one of the responders to the CNET article to a video by another group that did the same experiment. Some of their pictures are even better.

    [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    How did they trigger the camera? Surely the mechanism to take the pic is the smart thing here, moreso then strapping the camera to the balloon.
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    Image of aubreyf aubreyf
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    "Their project's total cost for everything was $148"

    Must be nice having access to weather balloons and helium for free.

    And a styrofoam cooler, no less. I mean, those things aren't cheap.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment aubreyf was starred aubreyf was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/17/09

    @aubreyf: They also had handwarmers in the cooler to keep the camera working.
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    Let's see, can I get a big enough cooler and enough weather balloons to launch myself? PROJECT!
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    09/18/09

    @redqueenmeg: Been done. Some guy tied a lawn chair to a bunch of balloons and floated for miles. I think he carried an air rifle to use as a descent mechanism.
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    09/18/09

    @Golem100: I know it's *been done,* but *I* haven't done it!
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    Image of writermind writermind
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    That is an amazing idea and well thought out. Worked wonderfully too!
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    Image of Asterith Asterith
    09/17/09

    @writermind: I love reading stories like these. The creative engineering behind projects like this can have some spectacular results.
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/17/09

    @Asterith: yes i agree this is cool.shows you what you can do on your own.

    and this is a lot better than those EStes rockets I built as a kid in the 60's
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    Well it's not Hubble, but that's a great shot nonetheless.
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    if it crashed, how did they get the pic?
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    09/17/09

    @evildead1971:
    Streamed it from the camera I assume.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    09/17/09

    @evildead1971: I think the camera was pretty well protected in its styrofoam container.
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    Image of vinylrake vinylrake
    09/17/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: if that's the case, my next car is going to be made out of styrofoam. 93,000 feet? Seriously? A styrofoam container will protect a digital camera falling 93,000 feet? Why aren't laptops made of foam?
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    09/17/09

    In reply to A $150 Space Camera Took This Photo Of The Earth
    They say it was launched in Sturbridge MA. I bet the little 'notch' in the shoreline is New London Conneticut.
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    09/08/09

    In reply to Fire-Breathing Robot is a Dieselpunk Dragoncycle
    At first glance I thought the guy in the green shirt was wearing an eagle mask and was trying to kiss the front of the machine.
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    09/06/09

    In reply to Fire-Breathing Robot is a Dieselpunk Dragoncycle
    I dunno, that's a lot of post edit. If something is cool, it should stand on it's own without ridiculous amounts of cheap effects and filters.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/06/09

    @Cash907Censored: Yeah, artists, whaddya goin' to do?
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    09/06/09

    In reply to Fire-Breathing Robot is a Dieselpunk Dragoncycle
    Nice piece of street art from an SF perspective. But from a motorcycle perspective, 26 horsepower is kinda lame. My little Triumph Bonneville makes around 60 horsepower, and it's considered a small bike.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/06/09

    In reply to Fire-Breathing Robot is a Dieselpunk Dragoncycle
    Hmmm, a fuel-inefficient hybrid vehicle. Hella cool, though.
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