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Scenes from 30,000 meters above

On February 28th, a team of four Spanish teenage students and their instructor from IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia launched a weather probe they designed and built themselves. Their helium-filled balloon carried a payload of electronics and a camera to take atmospheric measurements and photographs throughout the trip. After getting permission from aviation officials and getting good weather, they released the probe on a trip that took it over 30,000 meters (19 miles) above sea level, through winds gusting up to 100 kph, and temperatures reaching -54C (-65.2F), and traveling 38 kilometers overland in a time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. The Meteotek08 team has collected their images and data on both their blog and flickr page, and has kindly given me permission to share these photos here with you. (28 photos total)

The Meteotek08 probe launches from the town of Bujaraloz, in northeastern Spain on February 28, 2009. (Meteotek08 Team)

Preparing the camera, a Nikon Coolpix L10, for the flight and automated picture-taking. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Preparing the base, built to hold and protect the camera and electronics from harsh conditions in the upper atmosphere. (Meteotek08 Team) #

A look insde the probe in-progress, showing the components installed to-date. (Meteotek08 Team) #

The Nikon camera, now wrapped in a lightweight protective foam shell. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Very early on the morning of launch, readying the receiving stations which will track the progress and status of the probe. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Last-minute adjustments made to cords on the probe right before launch. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Inflating the latex balloon with helium, the longest part of the launch preparation, using 75% of the helium from the container at right. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Launch! At 9:10 am on February 28th, the probe was released, floating upward at a rate of 270 meters every minute. (Meteotek08 Team) #

One of the first photos from the flight, of farmland in the town of Bujaraloz, Spain. (Meteotek08 Team) #

A shot of the balloon from the probe itself. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Looking across the landscape of northeastern Spain. (Meteotek08 Team) #

A straight-down angle. Horizontal speeds climbed up to a maximum of 100 kilometers per hour in the upper atmosphere, swinging the probe platform all around. (Meteotek08 Team) #

More farmland and hills, the balloon is about to climb above the cloud layer. (Meteotek08 Team) #

The ground team stops briefly to adjust their antenna as they pursue the probe. At one point they were briefly stopped by local police, who took an interest in the antenna setup, but then were allowed to continue quickly. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Above the clouds (Meteotek08 Team) #

Sunshine on cloudtops (Meteotek08 Team) #

The upper part of the sky is looking blacker now. (Meteotek08 Team) #

An even, horizontal view of clouds stretching to the horizon. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Higher, and darker, still. (Meteotek08 Team) #

After reaching a height of 30,677 meters (over 19 miles), the balloon burst, and the probe begins its descent. (Meteotek08 Team) #

A cord trails behind the probe as it descends through the clouds once again. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Over 35 kilometers from its launch point, the probe sight land once more. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Contrails, clouds and fog. (Meteotek08 Team) #

The ground is getting closer, snowcapped mountains in the distance. (Meteotek08 Team) #

Nearly there. (Meteotek08 Team) #

The probe, as it was discovered by the team, right next to a path. They quickly removed the camera's SD card to discover the photos above. (Meteotek08 Team) #

The whole Meteotek08 team with their probe, from left, teacher Jordi Fanals and students Gerard Marull, Martí Gasull, Jaume Puigmiquel and Sergi Saballs. (Meteotek08 Team) #

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Qué coñazo de política, por Dios!!! qué cansinos!!!! Parece una carrera de gilipollas a ver quien puede apuntarse el tanto político!.

Felicidades majos, por vuestro trabajo.

Estos sí son estudiantes y no los antiBolonia. Por cierto: que os den por el culo a todos. Me he levantado a las 06:15 para ir a clase y se ha suspendido por vuestra culpa. Me cago en vuestra putísima madre. La próxima vez me lio a hostias con el primer piojoso que quiera imponerme su puta voluntad. Advertido estás.

Posted by Rafa, Barcelona March 25, 09 07:30 PM
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preciosas
enhorabuena

Posted by Luke March 26, 09 06:50 AM
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SÓMOS BRASILEIROS, POR ISSO QUE TEMOS INICIATIVA E ESTIMULOS DE CONSTRUTORES...

BRAZUCA! AI AII AIII

Posted by TURCULOKO March 26, 09 09:43 AM
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nature is invinsible.

Posted by Ajay Gupta March 26, 09 12:00 PM
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Too many comments about Catalonia and freefall damage-jealousy guys!r
This is an experiment -and a brilliant one at that!!!!

Posted by angie March 26, 09 12:03 PM
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ME KAGO EN LA MADRE DEL TOPO: TOPOTA MADRE

Posted by Anonymous March 26, 09 01:30 PM
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To Mikah with all my love and respect:
Mikah, before talking nonsense better read some history and try to know what's behind all those nationalism ideas. I guess you are one of those who call the ETA mongrels "separatist warriors" and compare them with the IRA.
Don't be so cool and hip and try to inform yourself.

Posted by Pikachuck March 26, 09 02:11 PM
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Molt bé nois, un gran treball i felicitacions per Jordi Fanals. Heu fet un gran treball.

300 anys oprimint-nos no es res, continuarem amb la lluïta. Ja sigui a Boston.com o a Madrid. Visca Catalunya!!

Posted by Carles Carrillo March 26, 09 07:07 PM
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muy chulo,pero puede alguien explicar como esa sonda no se hizo polvo al caer desde 30 km??,o por que no hizo un socavon?,todavia me lo estoy preguntando....

Posted by jose March 26, 09 10:00 PM
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A very Fantastic job guys.Very Good Picture Quality

Posted by Bilal March 27, 09 08:47 AM
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Nice to see people doing things like this, I wish you in next attemp to go more higher :)

Keep good work!

Posted by Robert March 27, 09 09:16 AM
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Acho que maquinas los payos estos. Felicidades payos.

Posted by Carlito March 27, 09 11:02 AM
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well done well done boys please keep it up and try to work on laneno subject thank you.

Posted by major farrukh ahmed subzwari March 27, 09 12:44 PM
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Enhorabuena chicos! me encanta vuestro proyecto. una idea genial y bonita a partes iguales. mucha suerte en vuestra carrera. un gran abrazo y besines asturianos x x

Posted by Paula March 27, 09 08:07 PM
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Congratulations catalan guys!!!

Be sure that we Amercians know the problems with your fascist neighbour country (Spain). Our support from the United States. Keep on pushing against the Spanniard Invaders.


Posted by Sarah March 27, 09 10:21 PM
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Congratulations !!
Very nice pics !

Posted by Renatux (Brasil) March 27, 09 10:56 PM
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Soy Navarro, y estoy orgulloso de lo que habeis hecho.

Posted by Javier March 28, 09 04:37 AM
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Esto es España...

Posted by Anonimo March 28, 09 06:22 AM
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Excellent Job, great team work and congrats on the success of your mission. We hope you have more successfull missions in the future.

Best regards,
Ramin
From Tehran, Iran

Posted by Ramin March 28, 09 06:39 AM
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Ye no me lo puedo creer... como podeis meter la politica por medio en una cosa tan impresionante como la que han hecho estos chicos... yo solo digo, que quien critique lo que han hecho, es por pura envidia.. ENHORABUENA CHICOS Y SEGUID ASI!

Posted by Jose March 28, 09 06:59 AM
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Great job guys,
Your future is assured!!

Posted by Skylouny March 28, 09 08:39 AM
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Awesome !!!

Posted by John March 28, 09 12:08 PM
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Creo que lo importante es que unos chicos de 18-19 años ayudados por un buen profesor (no funcionario) han hecho algo dino de admiracion y algo mas que sosner discusiones idiotas.BUEN TRABAJO CHICOS SEGUID ASI
Con respecto a los comentarios en general, minetras en este trozo de Europa sigamos asi, con discusiones de Vila Arriba y VIlla Abajo, seguiremos siendo la cola de Europa, CONVENCEROS QUE EL MUNDO CADA DIA ES MAS PEQUEÑO, QUE EN HORAS ESTAS EN AUSTRALIA . Y POR FAVOR DEJAR DE SER CANSINOS Y COSTOS DE INTELIGENCIA.

Posted by jesus March 28, 09 02:34 PM
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moltes felicitats nois!
empordanesos havieu de ser!!!

Posted by jordi March 28, 09 02:41 PM
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Bona feina!
I visca Catalunya!

Posted by Vador March 28, 09 04:08 PM
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Como no va a ser una cuestión política si los mismos artifices del logro tratan de divulgar en catalán, que no hay mayor estupidez...(ver flicker post), lo unico que tatan de buscar es un poco de morbo, que ha funcionado, para promocionarse.

España no es un estado fascista...(Sarah, you know nothing... America.. correctly said U.S.A., is the most fascist nacion in the world )

Y para los catalanistas, "el nacionalismo es una enfermedad que se cura viajando" -Pio Baroja

Sinceramente la hazaña no es tan impresionante... "En 1960, el Capitán del Ejercito de los EE.UU. Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. Saltó desde la góndola de un globo a 31.000 mts. ( 102.000 pies) de altura sobre Nuevo México, llevando solo un paracaídas estabilizador de 2 mts", eso si es impresionante...1960!

Posted by MadMax March 29, 09 12:37 AM
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Ty for shareing, i so wish they let us do stuff like that when i was at school, the pickys above the cloud are fab...ive saved some for my desktop. :)

Posted by GYPSY_MORPH March 29, 09 04:09 AM
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En Cataluña andan con lo mismo que nosotros aca en Taiwan. Nos decimos independientes, pero por la sangre corre China...Se habla taiwanes, pero es similar al mandarin, se come arroz dizque a lo taiwanes, pero es arroz "cocinao" a lo chino, con la misma cantidad de agua y sin sal. Eso mismo me parece que pasa en Cataluña, son catalanes, pero el fondo, vienen de un mismo origen y tienen mucho parecido. Yo no lograria distinguir a un español de un catalan, si no me lo dicen o hablan. Eso mismo pasa con un taiwanes y un chino. Pero, no que estamos con lo de la "aldea global" y la globalizacion. Al coño con las soberanias, seamos un solo mundo, donde todos seamos sólo ciudadanos del mundo y punto.

Posted by Lucho March 29, 09 11:55 AM
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si sara 255 es americana yo soy el general Patton

Posted by lolz March 29, 09 12:03 PM
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Ei! increible! soys muy buenos con esto! felicidades! espero q el profesor os de la mejor nota por lo q habeis hecho!
Y muy mal a la gente q escribe comentarios politicos! dejaros de tonterias!

Ei! incredible! You are sooo good in this! I hope your teacher will count you the best note!
And very bad the people who write about politics!

Posted by fernando March 29, 09 12:21 PM
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Wonderful, done a very great job. Keep it up guys.

Posted by Nasir Mehmood Arshi March 29, 09 01:01 PM
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LUV IT!

Posted by Marina March 29, 09 05:56 PM
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Impressionants les fotos.
Moltes fel·licitats.

Posted by SpotNick March 29, 09 07:09 PM
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Muy buen trabajo chicos, impresionantes fotos !!!!
Siendo euskaldun os digo a los fachas, que el nazionalismo ES DE DERECHAS !
(From Spain)Sorry for publishing this pathetic berborrea in such a well-known site
Honek ezin du horrela jarraitu !!!!

Posted by asier March 30, 09 04:58 AM
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absolutely fantastic achievement 4 youngsters & teacher where others spend millions very well done.

Posted by Michael March 30, 09 05:36 AM
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Muito bacana, os caras tiveram a manhã mesmo, parabéns pelo excelente trabalho, as fotos ficaram excelentes...

Posted by Marcus Vinicius March 30, 09 03:07 PM
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Muy buenos coño!!!

Posted by HCL March 30, 09 04:53 PM
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Awesome Pictures....
Fabulous work done by you guys.

Posted by Rehan Aqib March 30, 09 05:31 PM
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Sou tots uns plastes, ja siguin catalanistes o anticatalanistes.

A mí vuestra conversación, sinceramente, " me la suda por delante y por detrás"

Posted by Santiago March 30, 09 11:31 PM
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SOME IGNORAMUS' WROTE.....(lots really)

Who Cares?!?! These kids did a beautiful thing, take your politics and jam it.plus what is an "ocupated" country,anyway? Jeez......

Posted by Seymour Flurd March 31, 09 02:24 AM
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Fantastic treball, us felicito de tot cor! Genial!

Posted by David March 31, 09 03:06 AM
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Its a great work Friend.... Its amazing.......

Posted by Sridhar March 31, 09 09:22 AM
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Incredible work, could this be possible with video?

Posted by Dave jackson April 1, 09 08:43 AM
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Thats pretty good man can see the beauty of nature and GOD created this beautiful big world which we can see in a small picture its a great work

Posted by kuram April 1, 09 10:13 AM
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Really this is a great effort which is done by few students.....These photos show the God made universal system....Really very nice.

Posted by Dr.Tahir M Ahmad April 1, 09 02:44 PM
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Marvel’s job u have done , keep it up guys . wish u all the best.

Posted by Kurra Prashanth April 3, 09 07:01 AM
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Catalanes y vascos siempre un paso por delante. Enhorabuena muchachos por este gran trabajo. Espero que nunca os independiceis porque si no después España sin Cataluña y el País Vasco sería como África, quién iba a hacer negocios con el resto que quedaría de España? Enhorabuena también por publicarlo todo en catalán, se nota que estais orgullosos de lo vuestro.

Un saludo y gracias por este impresionante trabajo.

Posted by labiados April 4, 09 05:48 AM
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Y si al caer el aparato hubiera matado a alguien o caido encima de algún coche o casa? tenían los permisos necesarios? no es un poco arriesgado aunque el proyecto sea la leche? de todas formas enhorabuena los ESPAÑOLES siempre a la vanguardia de la técnica....

Posted by Francisco April 4, 09 10:03 AM
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Lo que sobra en España son nazis e imbéciles. No cabe ni uno más.

Posted by Yo soy español ¿Y qué? April 4, 09 12:21 PM
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Real Kool!!!

Posted by Kool April 5, 09 07:04 PM
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good quilty of pics very very uniqe exp

Posted by Ahmed nawaz amrohvi April 6, 09 02:58 PM
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Enhorabuena chavales. Envidia sana que me dais. Con estas fotos mostráis que sólo somos una manchita en un punto del universo.

Felicidades científicos.

Posted by sami April 8, 09 03:35 AM
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Y si le cae el chintófano ese en la cabeza a alguien? Lo deja en el sitio. Hay que pensar en todo, eh. No por ser poco probable deja de ser importante. Por lo demás me pareció una genial idea y muy bien llevada a cabo. Felicidades

Posted by Frank April 8, 09 03:14 PM
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That is awesome !

Posted by Shakeel o Neel April 8, 09 11:54 PM
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Cuando todo el mundo camina hacia un planeta sin fronteras, llegan los independentistas con el "sentido" de la diferenciación del resto. ¿Quién es el nazi y facha?

Posted by Paul April 9, 09 04:37 PM
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WEll done you must be so proud of your photos and I certainly enjojed looking at them im just wondering what you will do next,you have been up what about going down some where now where no one has been .

Posted by Phylo April 11, 09 02:45 AM
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inteligencia y catalán son dos términos contradictorios...hey guys great job!

Posted by Anonymous April 12, 09 02:30 PM
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wow! truly amazing! you guys deserve so much credit because i have never seen such amazing pictures! especially above the clouds. awesome!

Posted by charlotte April 13, 09 07:58 AM
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enhorabuena chicos!!! muy bonito el proyecto

Posted by juanribot April 13, 09 11:44 AM
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"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it"

Great Job!!! I like it very much good look in future !!!

Posted by Arsalan April 14, 09 05:42 AM
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I read the comments of people, but i did't understand what is special in these pics.
When we travell in the Aero Plane we can see more beautifull scenes than these pics.

Posted by Waseem April 14, 09 06:44 AM
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That's a real teacher :) Grat!

Posted by Tamás Terray April 14, 09 08:40 AM
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Soy español, de padres catalanes, y familia catalana y afortunadamente soy una muestra de que no todos los catalanes son separatistas ni tan cerrados de mollera como algunos de los que por aqui escriben. Está claro que, como todas las regiones, comunidades, etc.. de España tenemos unas costumbres, tradiciones, y dialecto y/o idioma diferentes, pero en ninguna se debe obligar a aceptarlas a los que vienen de fuera (ni a los de dentro) para poder acceder a un trabajo, estudios, o lo que sea.
Resulta que estamos en Europa intentando unirnos y aquí los 'intelegentes' separándose. Incongruecia.

Posted by listillo April 15, 09 04:06 PM
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Catalunya,is not Spain,the reasons as follows,once you have different languages not dialects,once you are population of more than a million,once your enthnic identity is distint from others,once you speak BASQUE and different thoughts,all these makes a due qualification CATALUNYA becoming a Country and is well ripe to become a Country with its soverignty,am not a Spainish nor European,but we have underwent such struggle before and still we are undergoing the process of becoming self-rule state BIAFRA.

Posted by AGUOCHA April 16, 09 05:32 AM
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Los Nacionalistas sois unos gilipollas, tanto españoles como catalanes.
Dejad ya de decir mierda de donde vivimos, de dar una imagen vergonzosa y centraros en el tema de las fotos. Que para eso estamos!

Posted by Un Patriota. Un Idiota. April 17, 09 11:12 AM
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Excellent idea, pictures, and obviously design!!
Have you got more pictures?
Well done!!

I really can't understand the mentality of the negative remarks of some onlookers?
I can't see that they would be jealous? I will have to put it down to their severe lack of inteligence.

Posted by Rob April 17, 09 02:35 PM
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you guys are amazing to have thought up that.... i give credit to you ... good idea ... and awesome pictures!!!!

Posted by catherine April 19, 09 08:14 AM
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its realy a wonderfull job to get the amazing views from air

Posted by Muhammad Ayub April 22, 09 03:45 AM
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Spectaculer pictures - well done! But what is this anti-Spanish nonsense all about? If Yorkshire can exist peacefully as part of England,Great Britain, UK and Europe (after centuries of bloodshed) why can't Catalonia exist peacefully as part of Spain and Europe? to bring to an end its centuries of blood-letting and misery. When I was on vacation in Lorette Del Mar I learnt that their flag represented lines drawn by fingers covered in blood! Nice! Maybe some Catalonians have a lot in common with the Taliban. How about watching TV instead of attacking the "Spanish". Its 2009!t's009AD20092009AD.

Posted by Allan Cartlidge April 25, 09 07:37 AM
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I like it very much! Congratulations! I want to see more pictures. Have you got more pictures?

Posted by FAIYAZ April 25, 09 09:13 AM
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Incredible pictures - I saved a few for my desk top; hope that's ok. I'm doing a BSc in Astronomy and Space, so found your experiment very interesting. I am so pleased it worked for you.

Did you have trouble with the extreme temperatures on the equipment at any time?

How many trials did you do before you perfected the experiment?

Posted by Clare King April 25, 09 06:39 PM
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Allen,la bandera Catalana no existe,es la bandera de Aragón que englobaba originalmente Aragón,Cataluña,Baleares y Valencia.Si miras las banderas de estas 4 regiones verás que es igual,salvo Valencia con distintivo azul.El fundador del reino de Aragón que abanderó estas señas de identidad incluida la lengua (procedente del Languedoc y mal llamada catalan) que se hablaba por toda esa media España era Francés de Montpellier.Sin embargo el socio (50%) fundador de España era Catalán para más INRI.
Ahora,en un delirante ejercicio de nacional socialismo reínventan la historia,todo lo de esas 4 regiones les pertenece y no tienen nada que ver con España..

Posted by Paca Garse April 28, 09 12:43 AM
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Very beautiful views a new idea for youngsters.
Jamil Ahmed Karachi

Posted by Jamil Ahmed April 29, 09 08:06 AM
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Very beautiful views a new idea for youngsters

Posted by Noor Badshah Yusafzai May 8, 09 01:32 AM
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Mi contestación (Translation)
Gracias Parca Garse en 312. Algunas cosas fueron perdidas quizá en mi español (no catalonian) a la traducción inglesa. No sé si el escritor es catalonian - pero aquí está un punto interesante. Los países pequeños que desean independencia de sus vecinos dominantes deben prestar atención a las lecciones de Escocia y País de Gales (e Irlanda?) quiénes tienen que un cierto grado “ganado” su independencia del Reino Unido.
En tiempos de la lucha (guerra, crisis financiera, desastres etc) los países más pequeños miran siempre los más grandes para la ayuda - y esto es perfectamente comprensible.
Desafortunadamente, esta ayuda siempre agradecido no se recibe - particularmente cuando hay condiciones unidas.
A menos que me confundan, cataluña dependerá de la ayuda financiera (trabajos, cuidado médico, utilidades públicas, caminos, ferrocarriles, aeropuertos etc) que ella no podría producir posiblemente si ella era verdad independiente.
Éste no es el lugar para discutir este profundizado - pero me puede decirle esto - yo nunca había oído hablar de Cataluña hasta que fui a Lorette Del Mae, en “España” por mis días de fiesta. Ser dicho solamente por los locals que no estuviera en España sino Cataluña. En Barcelona - los muchos de signage público estaban en Catalonian y no podía utilizar mi libro de frase español.
¡Déme una rotura! Tengamos cierta unidad en los 21st siglo.
Pienso que es interesante que este los “límites” no son evidentes de la altura alcanzada por ese globo en el artículo del “cuadro grande”.
Allan Cartlidge

Posted by Allan Catlidge May 10, 09 03:02 AM
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En primer lugar: enhorabuena a estos 4 jóvenes estudiantes y a su profesor. Me parece un proyecto extraordinario por insólito y una hazaña magnífica.

Por otro lado, quiero decir que estoy de acuerdo con aquellos que piden a quienes quieran dar su opinión por la situación política de Cataluña que haga esto en otro lado.

Yo soy de la opinión de que Cataluña es España y me gusta que así sea. Sin embargo, el día que se produzca la independencia me gustará asimismo que así sea . De momento las cosas están como están y Cataluña participa de los presupuestos generales del estado a la vez que contribuye a éstos. Lo mismo que cualquier otra comunidad autónoma.

Otra cosa que tengo clara es que se debería destinar más dinero a investigación en este país (cada cual que entienda por "este país" lo que le apetezca) para que la fuga de cerebros no sea en el futuro tan alarmante como en la actualidad.

Tenemos muy buenos profesionales pero muchas veces no existen los medios necesario para que puedan desarrollar su trabajo de forma adecuada.

Y no quiero terminar sin antes volver a darles la enhorabuena a estos 4 chavales extraordinarios, que espero se animen a seguir por el buen camino.

And thank you to Boston.com for bringing us pictures of this amazing adventure, probably a dream project come true for the extraordinary people involved.


Posted by Gabriel May 10, 09 05:02 PM
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Fantastic Photo's when is the next one?

Posted by Nigel Jones May 10, 09 05:15 PM
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Absolutely fantastic achievement, well done to you guys, the pictures show the true beauty of our planet, I hope the rest of your instrumentation produced the same fantastic results. You are a credit to the youth of your nation. I can't and don't want to comment on all the Nationalistic stuff that people have written as I think that this is not the right forum for that and also it deflects attention away from your achievement. Good luck for future experiments.

Posted by Peter Gleave May 10, 09 06:59 PM
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simply amazing!wonderful kuddos!

Posted by amoudy May 17, 09 03:39 AM
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It is so beautiful; God has created such a beautiful world.
Genesis1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Posted by Christine May 17, 09 10:37 AM
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good achievement,good experiment idea,interesting and probably never heard off,the idea was good from start to finish as we in here got to see the images aswell.well done guys,keep the good work rolling.

Posted by colin caligari malta europe May 17, 09 12:54 PM
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Brilliant, simply brilliant!!!!

Posted by Matthew May 21, 09 05:32 AM
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May I give you my best regards and also a job very well done and congratulations from the U.K.
The task was well worth it as the images were absolutely wonderful.
Please keep in touch with me..
Thanks
Gareth Jones U.K.

Posted by Gareth W Jones May 23, 09 12:45 PM
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well ! this is a effort hope you will do other positive activities like this to explore the secrates of the earth .if you donot mind ! in the holy book quran its is stated that if we open the door of sky to you to view, you will be able to know that how beautiful is the sky and so on. ....... anyway keep it up. tanveer khaliq from Pakistan.

Posted by Taveer khaliq May 24, 09 12:59 AM
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VERY VERY AMAZING AND INTRESTING JOB. IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE FOR THE INTRESTING PERSONS.IT ALSO AN INCOURAGING JOB AND MOTIVATION FOR OTHER'S .

Posted by FAYSAL WAINCE PAKISTAN May 26, 09 02:52 AM
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Fantastic what an acheivment for these very talented students and ther teacher
what price NASA now?not billions or millions but pocket money costs.
I hope that we will see more of this team and there aceivments in the futcher.

Posted by Ivan Wallman May 30, 09 02:37 AM
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Absoloutly fantastic work !! At least in Spain, young people are being given oppertunities like this without red tape, and accountants getting in the way.

Well done to the whole team !

Posted by James Bridges June 5, 09 02:46 AM
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wow fab pics! well done guys!
i hope we can all enjoy seeing more of your work in the near future !!!
and if you have anymore pics please post them x

Posted by julie hodge June 5, 09 03:24 AM
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Wow.
That was super.
Keep going! And Keep Posting.
This is great work and needs all the support it can get.
BRAVO!

Posted by captsekh June 15, 09 03:35 AM
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WOW!
simply amazing!

Ascoli Piceno - Italy

Posted by FAbio June 21, 09 03:50 PM
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J'ai vu passer le ballon !
Bravo
RC
Belgique

Posted by RC June 23, 09 05:57 PM
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Uh. To the person saying that you see the same views from a plane. I'd like to know what airline they travel on that cruises at about 90 thousand feet.

I feel that the point of this series isn't the view or even the photos. The point is the project and who did it and why. If more teachers where concerned with attempting this style of education rather than having to worry about political correct social education or being babysitters we would all be better off. Students desire these sorts of experiences. They crave them.

Posted by Maria July 1, 09 03:19 PM
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I thought that for a university / school project that was incredible. Huge learning for yourselves. Thanks for sharing your learning. I feel humble.

Posted by Justice146 July 23, 09 01:49 PM
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Its really owesome
carry on guys
brave work

Posted by Bilal Ahmed July 26, 09 02:55 AM
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excellent ,marvelous ,they did a job to explore our earth from a new dimension ,I realy appreciate them.

Posted by AZEEM ZAID August 6, 09 09:08 AM
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What can one say, Your pictures say it all, you must be dead chuffed. and excited .
good luck for the future.

Posted by David Churchley August 7, 09 02:30 PM
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Amazing!

Posted by Gustavo from Brazil August 11, 09 10:50 AM
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verygood wonderful super very very happy

Posted by muzamal bashir August 18, 09 01:44 PM
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good job

Posted by fahad September 20, 09 11:58 AM
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very good and nice job

Posted by Ehtesham October 1, 09 07:19 AM
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