It is so fun to realize that our little 11"x10"x7" payload - "Thelma Lou" - made it to 109,000 feet above sea level with our two cameras capturing the ride. The first camera -- a Canon A1100 point-and-shoot - was loaded with Canon Hacker Development Kit firmware so it would automatically take a picture once every 4 seconds. Our two hour flight had some 2,600 multi-megapixal images on a 64GB SD card. They have been stitched together into a jumping video with some up-beat music that is fun to watch: Mayberry Galactic Flight #1 Time-Lapse Video from Canon A1100 Camera.
Our second camera was a GoPro recording in High Definition. This shows the flight in real-time - but edited to fit into a 4 minute video and some appropriate music. Unfortunately, the GoPro did not capture any of the descent - as the memory card became full. But the you can see nearly the entire ascent to 109,000 feet. Enjoy by clicking on this link: Mayberry Galactic Flight #1 GoPro High Definition Video
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