Some ideas really rock the world. The most we can think of cameras is, make one for our needs on Earth, but John Gordon, out of hobby, sent a homemade computer-controlled (arduino based) camera into the skies. Packing the camera into a protective box, John launched it with a weather balloon, traveling almost 100,000 feet above Earth (above 99% of Earth’s atmosphere), the images that the camera managed clicking are just breathtaking to say the least, beyond words for me so I say watch them yourself. Adafruit has the camera kit available, you can get one to try and build your own satellite. The next similar launch would be with a camera laden with sensors to capture videos instead of photos. Catch the video after the jump.

Via: io9/PSFK477036