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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Update on the 'Teens capture images of space w/ balloon' story

Remember this story? [Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon]

Now there are some great new pics to go with it. (pic via METEOTEK IES LA BISBAL SCHOOL/BARCROFT MEDIA)

Scenes from 30,000 meters above - The Big Picture - Boston.com: "On February 28th, a team of four Spanish teenage students and their instructor from IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia launched a weather probe they designed and built themselves. Their helium-filled balloon carried a payload of electronics and a camera to take atmospheric measurements and photographs throughout the trip. After getting permission from aviation officials and getting good weather, they released the probe on a trip that took it over 30,000 meters (19 miles) above sea level, through winds gusting up to 100 kph, and temperatures reaching -54C (-65.2F), and traveling 38 kilometers overland in a time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. The Meteotek08 team has collected their images and data on both their blog and flickr page, and has kindly given me permission to share these photos here with you."

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