Footage from a camera attached to a stratosphere balloon, launched as part of The Icarus Project"". A glory, a circular rainbow surrounding the balloon's shadow, is seen on the clouds in the early part of this clip. The Icarus Project sent a camera high into the stratosphere to take pictures of the Earth from near space. The camera is enclosed in a flight box and attached to a helium weather balloon which lifts the camera to an altitude of approximately 35, 000 metres above sea level. The camera is controlled by a small computer which takes pictures at timed intervals in various directions. Other sensors to measure temperature, barometric pressure and altitude are incorporated into the flight box. The on-board computer transmits location and altitude data to the ground station. This information is transmitted using radio teletype (RTTY) which is faster and more reliable than CW (Morse Code)." | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Harrison, Robert |
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