> The camera of choice for these projects is both: a cheap point-and-click > and also has a few smarts. Canon point and shoot pocket cameras can be > programmed with a script file on the SD card. See google for CHDK: > canon hack development kit It is a Canon that he uses. A number of the photos here ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8580000/newsid_8587600/8587683.stm News item here ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8587749.stm This one (from link on above) has a picture of the camera in its loft insulation box ... http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-boffin39s-DIY-space-odyssey.6179348.jp This one laso has a series of photos, including the camera box ... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7074839.ece There is also this one by some Cambridge University students back in 2006, doing something similar with a balloon. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/5357966.stm -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist