Colin Rich and William Ahmanson / Barcroft Media

This picture of the curvature of the earth was taken from an altitude of 23.67 miles by a cheap point-and-shoot digital camera connected to a balloon built by amateur photographers Colin Rich and William Ahmanson.

Interview: $45 cameras capture stunning images of earth from above

We interview amateur photographer Colin Rich in this video, which also shows how he and a friend built the balloon (think styrofoam and duct tape) and contains many more of the stunning images that resulted. It's well worth watching.

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Comment author avatarlola3

Hey. Even I could take a fabulous photo in space.

    Reply#1 - Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:41 PM EDT
    Comment author avatarfreedumb

    First Lets get a man on a ballon like this. COME ON PEOPLE. Oh this thread is several months old. It probably already happened

      Reply#2 - Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:26 PM EDT
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