Student uses space cosmic rays to make photographs
Photography student Tom Liggett from Arts University Bournemouth has created unique images by sending unexposed film into the upper atmosphere via helium balloon, where cosmic radiation and high-energy particles interact with the film. The film, exposed only to radiation and not light, is recovered after the balloon bursts and returns to Earth, then developed to reveal abstract patterns. Liggett believes the resulting images offer a more authentic representation of space than traditional photographs.
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Student uses space cosmic rays to make photographs2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMike AppsSouth of EnglandTom LiggettA negative film which Tom Liggett developed after it returned from space captured some images believed to be created by cosmic radiationA photography student at a university has created unique works of art using cosmic rays high above the earth.Tom Liggett, who is studying BA (Hons) Photography at Arts University Bournemouth sends blank negative photographic film sealed in a bag to the edge of space using a helium balloon.High above the planet's atmosphere, cosmic radiation rather than light creates remarkable patterns in a technique believed to be a world first.The balloon rises to three times as high as a commercial aircraft flies, before it explodes,…
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