April 29, 2009
The Sky’s the Limit for Challenging Students
Teens photograph atmosphere
There’s no limit to what students can do if challenged. In a quest to study the Earth’s stratosphere, four Spanish high school students and their science teacher captured this image of space (and others) with a $100 camera and a balloon. Making all their own weather equipment, they attached it and a camera to a helium balloon. The balloon traveled 20 miles above Earth before it began to descend. The equipment was recovered approximately 6 miles from the release site. The weather sensors and photo card were recovered. To read the full story click on the following link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5005022/Teens-capture-images-of-space-with-56-camera-and-balloon.html .
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