Homebrew Camera Mod Mimics LANDSAT Satellite 21
An anonymous reader writes "These folks at Public Lab have published instructions to hack a conventional camera to do photosynthesis photography, just like NASA's LANDSAT satellite. What better way to introduce your kids to space technologies and learn more about the environment? Measure the health of your garden, all with a simple filter switch and some post-processing. It's thoroughly documented at http://publiclab.org/wiki/near-infrared-camera, and you can do it to a variety of cameras."
(And here's a link to the related — and fully funded — kickstarter project.)
Why not use iPhone 4/4S Facetime Camera (Score:3, Interesting)
Similar effect - the main camera is filtered, but I've learned that the 2nd camera is not..
Resolution may not be good, but should be adequate for proof-of-concept.