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OFFICIAL 1337arts.com Icarus Project Time Lapse Video!!!
http://space.1337arts.com
We are a group of MIT students seeking to share the artistic aspects of science with others. On Sept. 2, 2009, we launched a digital camera into near-space to take photographs of the earth from high up above. (see “Flight”)
Several groups have accomplished similar feats (see “Other Launches”), but as far we know, we are the first group ever to:
(1) Complete such a launch on a budget of $150 total. All of our supplies (including camera, GPS tracking, weather balloon, and helium) were purchased for less than a grand total of $150.
(2) Create a launch vehicle without the use of any electronic hacking. We used off-the-shelf items exclusively (i.e., no electronic chips or soldering) to create our launch vehicle.
Anyways, like I said, the video doesn't look so great, but it does show all of the views that our camera captured during its flight.
If you would like to see the original pictures used to create this video, you may get them from my MIT Public Space:
http://web.mit.edu/jlee08/Public/1337arts/
They are in the folder titled "TimeLapse3" or in the Zip File titled "TimeLapse3.zip"
You have our permission to use any of these photographs (in a non-slanderous manner), provided that you credit Oliver Yeh, Justin Lee, Eric Newton, and 1337arts.com
Unfortunately, the images uploaded to my public space have been compressed (the original images are too large for me to upload). If you would like a copy of any of the original images (as you can see, there are quite a lot and many others besides the one on our site that are pretty sweet... although they might take a while to find...), email info@1337arts.com with the number of image you'd like to have (e.g. IMG_5565) and we will send you the original, full-size copy.
p.s. the images of the trees look squashed and there are some issues where you might see a random picture upside down in the time series b/c there were pictures that we had rotated and forgot to rotate back before making the movie.
Best,
-Justin, Oliver, and Eric.
http://space.1337arts.com
We are a group of MIT students seeking to share the artistic aspects of science with others. On Sept. 2, 2009, we launched a digital camera into near-space to take photographs of the earth from high up above. (see “Flight”)
Several groups have accomplished similar feats (see “Other Launches”), but as far we know, we are the first group ever to:
(1) Complete such a launch on a budget of $150 total. All of our supplies (including camera, GPS tracking, weather balloon, and helium) were purchased for less than a grand total of $150.
(2) Create a launch vehicle without the use of any electronic hacking. We used off-the-shelf items exclusively (i.e., no electronic chips or soldering) to create our launch vehicle.
Anyways, like I said, the video doesn't look so great, but it does show all of the views that our camera captured during its flight.
If you would like to see the original pictures used to create this video, you may get them from my MIT Public Space:
http://web.mit.edu/jlee08/Public/1337arts/
They are in the folder titled "TimeLapse3" or in the Zip File titled "TimeLapse3.zip"
You have our permission to use any of these photographs (in a non-slanderous manner), provided that you credit Oliver Yeh, Justin Lee, Eric Newton, and 1337arts.com
Unfortunately, the images uploaded to my public space have been compressed (the original images are too large for me to upload). If you would like a copy of any of the original images (as you can see, there are quite a lot and many others besides the one on our site that are pretty sweet... although they might take a while to find...), email info@1337arts.com with the number of image you'd like to have (e.g. IMG_5565) and we will send you the original, full-size copy.
p.s. the images of the trees look squashed and there are some issues where you might see a random picture upside down in the time series b/c there were pictures that we had rotated and forgot to rotate back before making the movie.
Best,
-Justin, Oliver, and Eric.
Sep 21, 2009 11:56 PM
Re: 1337arts IcarusProj Time Lapse (~93,000')
CNN article on it.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/21/space.camera.icarus.ireport/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/21/space.camera.icarus.ireport/index.html
Re: 1337arts IcarusProj Time Lapse (~93,000')
They reached 93,000 Feet with just over-the-counter items?! Awesome! I love these photos. And a hint: play some of your favorite music while watching the video. I ran Blitzen Trapper's Furr, but most anything will do...
