Sadly we will not all be spacemen. Commercial travel beyond the ambience is getting closer but still priced way, way, way beyond the budgetary constraints of mere humans. The nearest many folks gets to outer space is photography and, due to ever-cheaper and ever-more-durable cameras, getting those pictures is less complicated than ever. We recently visited Project Aether on location in Fairbanks Alaska, a gaggle working to review what happens within the upper atmosphere and, along the best way, inspire students around the globe. Using a helium-filled weather balloon and a payload manufactured from carbon fiber tubing, the team lofted a suite of GoPro HD Hero 2 cameras, considered one of which captured photos of the golf green aurora borealis and, off to the side, the lingering the glow from an extended-set sun. That black arc below? That is the earth.
We'll have much, way more to come back on Project Aether in an upcoming Distro feature, but for now, benefit from the video below -- and keep your head within the clouds.
From WhatNewsToday.net
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