Weather Balloon Space Snaps Stun NASA

NASA was stunned by space photos snapped with an ordinary camera mounted on an ordinary balloon on.
Robert Harrison, an IT director from Highburton, West Yorkshire, has an unusual hobby: Using duct tape, weather balloons, and a used camera from e-Bay, he builds high-altitude balloons that snap space photos so gorgeous, they’ve caught NASA’s eye.
The method and materials behind Harrison’s feat are stunningly simple: The contraption comprises an ordinary Canon camera mounted on a weather balloon.
Using free software downloaded from the internet, Harrison reprogrammed the camera to wake up every five minutes and take eight photographs and a video before switching off for a rest.
NASA took interest in Harrison after he posted photos from his experiments online.