NASA was stunned by space photos snapped with an ordinary camera mounted on an ordinary balloon on. Robert Harrison, an IT director from Highburton, West Yorkshire, has an unusual hobby: Using duct tape, weather balloons, and a used camera from e-Bay, he builds high-altitude balloons that snap space photos so gorgeous, they've caught NASA's eye.The method and materials behind Harrison's feat are stunningly simple: The contraption comprises an ordinary Canon camera mounted on a weather balloon. Using free software downloaded from the internet, Harrison reprogrammed the camera to wake up every five minutes and take eight photographs and a video before switching off for a rest. NASA took interest in Harrison after he posted photos from his experiments online.
