Universetoday.com on DIY high altitude photography - "Paul Verhage has some pictures that you'd swear were taken from space. And they were. Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning allows individuals to launch functioning satellites to "near space" at a fraction of the cost of traditional rocket launch vehicles. Paul's balloons have been as high as 35 km, and the photographs he's taken are out of this world." Thanks Fraser! Link. In Makers we also profile folks who take high altitude ballooning to the extreme (DIY)...
Satellites on a Budget - High Altitude Balloons
Universetoday.com on DIY high altitude photography - "Paul Verhage has some pictures that you'd swear were taken from space. And they were. Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning allows individuals to launch functioning satellites to "near space" at a fraction of the cost of traditional rocket launch vehicles. Paul's balloons have been as high as 35 km, and the photographs he's taken are out of this world." Thanks Fraser! Link. In Makers we also profile folks who take high altitude ballooning to the extreme (DIY)...
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