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Home Movies Of International Space Station

Posted by timothy on from the no-bird-no-plane-no-siree dept.

Thomas the Rhymer writes "A UK amateur astromer has taken home movies of the space station during 3 min possover using nothing more than an 8in reflector and a webcam. The BBC article has a link to the short digitial movie. Resolution somewhat short of a Spielberg movie but not bad. FWIW there is a Brit on board at the moment."

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  1. Re:way cool by isorox · · Score: 4, Informative

    It was a cheap £30 ($45) webcam - his site says a "ToUcam" webcam from phillips (Possibly This one

  2. The actual site of the guy who took the pics by therealmoose · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.satcom.freeserve.co.uk/docking.htm/a.

  3. Re:way cool (i'm minus karma-read) by Gamasta · · Score: 1, Informative

    Once finished, the space station is to become brigther than Venus. And its size, pretty big ;-)

    Check out this for cool information on the station.

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  4. Re:Microgravity Porn? by smurd · · Score: 2, Informative

    Looks like an urban myth. The Straight dope delt with this a while ago.