HAPS-1, UMSFB1 redux Options

[djellison]

Next weekend, if everything goes well, a 15x30cm carbon deck will fly onboard HAPS-1 -http://www.pegasushabproject.org.uk/wiki/doku.php/missions:haps:haps-1

One end of the deck will be the flight radio, the other is my responsibility, a single camera (Powershot A560 ), stand alone GPS logger (to 18km), and a small wide angle mirror so the camera can see the payload, the chute and the envelope above.

Still working on a hacked firmware for the A560 - but the intention is every minute will include 15s of video, and then 5-10 stills in fairly quick succession - with the hope that the rotation of the balloon will give us some mosaics out of each section.

More details, some photos etc, later in the week.

[jamescanvin]

About the same as what I reckon. That'll be Denmark on the horizon, and on the far right not shown on Doug's overlay should be The Netherlands. Pretty much the whole North Sea there.

I matched up the bit of East Anglia in that shot, it's the very northern tip.



Pink lines show the ballon trajectory in the forground.

The earth really does look like Google says it does; only bluer!