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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."

4 of 17 comments (clear)

  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. A Brit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    FWIW there is a Brit on board at the moment.

    The resolution must not be that bad if you can pick out someone's teeth that clearly...

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

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

  4. Are webcam's worth it? by heroine · · Score: 3, Interesting

    As cool as webcams are, it seems like super 8 was a cut above the best home movies of today.