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PARIS unveils impressive box
Main payload container ready for lift-off
Wed 6 Oct 2010 //
11:00 UTC
With the release mechanism enclosure fully gaffered in (yes, it's not a real science project without gaffer tape)...
... we could press on with installing the Canon A560 stills camera:
The camera has been given the Canon Hack Development Kit treatment to run an intervalometer script, so it'll be capturing the view every ten seconds. You can enjoy a vid of our previous test right here.
To ensure it stays snug-ish, we lined the camera compartment with space blanket:
The Canon peers out through a bog-standard photographic UV filter, which we fixed in place with silicon and a rubber seal. Here it is before a final clean-up of the filter:
Biting the hand that feeds IT
