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Stratosphere

Started by KingoftheHILL, November 15, 2011, 09:46:48 am

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KingoftheHILL

I saw this on accuweather.com and thought it was cool.

"Here is the project description in a nutshell :
We launch big meteorological balloons filled with helium
A capsule with cameras (photos & video) is suspended to the balloon
The cameras are programmed to take pictures every 7 seconds, during 2.5 hours
The balloon goes up to 33 km high, deep into the stratosphere, where it explodes after 1.5 hour
A parachute slow down the capsule back to Earth during a 1 hour fall.
Three GSM and satellite tracking devices inside the capsule helps us to recover the whole thing, 2,5 hours later, around 50 to 100 km from the launch base."

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/travel/leisure/57743/awesome-raw-footage-from-weath.asp


bird dog

I found one of these while I was hiking in Perry CO.  Got a phone number off of it  (orange foam box) called  a guy , near Dallas where is was launched.
. It had two cameras in it and a cell phone attached to a ballon.
I sent the SD cards back to him and he gave me a $50 finders fee.
He did not want the cameras back. One was junk, the other worked with some adjusting.
The box had been sitting in the National forest about a year before I found it.
  I posted the sky/cloud pictures on

AR hunting.net

Outdoor Rec topic

There were some neat pics on the camera.

bird dog


bird dog

December 02, 2011, 06:42:22 pm #3 Last Edit: December 03, 2011, 03:43:43 am by SardisHog
Pics for the non members of AR Hunting.net










Walter

I'd like to know, where did the contraption originate?

bird dog

Quote from: SardisHog on December 03, 2011, 03:46:26 am
I'd like to know, where did the contraption originate?

Near Dallas TX.

bird dog

Quote from: SardisHog on December 03, 2011, 03:46:26 am
I'd like to know, where did the contraption originate?

Hey Sardis , what was I doing wrong on the pic links that did not work??
I could get only one per post to show up ??

Walter

December 03, 2011, 12:48:40 pm #9 Last Edit: December 03, 2011, 12:52:24 pm by SardisHog
Quote from: bird dog on December 03, 2011, 08:32:22 am
Quote from: SardisHog on December 03, 2011, 03:46:26 am
I'd like to know, where did the contraption originate?

Hey Sardis , what was I doing wrong on the pic links that did not work??
I could get only one per post to show up ??
{img]url{/img] they need to be all [ not {.
you had it in the form of your reply 5 which I did not fix because it is the url of the same pic.

DB


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