Low Budget Air Space Photography 162
An anonymous reader writes "With a budget of just 350 pounds, two British PhDs in engineering sent a balloon with cameras attached to a height of over 30 km." The photos and video are pretty amazing. Especially the very hi-tech styrofoam box.
Re:Air clearance? (Score:5, Interesting)
Our group has never submitted a NOTAM, because we are exempt. I have audio recorded of a "near miss" [youtube.com] with one of our group's balloons. Never saw the jet, but it sure sounded close. I think we will be filing NOTAMs from now on, even though we are not required to.