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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024
THE LAUNCH
Thanks Col. Chris Hadfield for sharing this video…
After a delay of about an hour due to high winds, the solar ballon launched successfully, eventually beaming images back to Earth.
After a delay of about an hour due to high winds, the solar ballon launched successfully, eventually beaming images back to Earth.
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At 4:00 pm ADT on April 8th, the Solar Eclipse Balloon Project launched a balloon capable of ascending up to 30 Km into the stratosphere to live-stream video and images of the Sun, Moon and horizon back to the ground and to the Internet via YouTube.
Launched from Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick in the presence of a large crowd, images were live-streamed to a large screen at the launch site as well as to seven screens throughout Central New Brunswick.
The payload was comprised of 6 cameras on board, one of which took continuous video and one that was dynamically aimed at the Sun.
As the only citizen-led project of its kind outside of NASA, the Solar Eclipse Balloon Project could not have taken place without a huge team of volunteers, as well as generous sponsors, partners and donors.
Launched from Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick in the presence of a large crowd, images were live-streamed to a large screen at the launch site as well as to seven screens throughout Central New Brunswick.
The payload was comprised of 6 cameras on board, one of which took continuous video and one that was dynamically aimed at the Sun.
As the only citizen-led project of its kind outside of NASA, the Solar Eclipse Balloon Project could not have taken place without a huge team of volunteers, as well as generous sponsors, partners and donors.
REPOSITORY OF IMAGES FROM BALLOON SOLAR ECLIPSE PROJECT
The following link contains the still image pictures taken from the four Raspberry Pi Zero Cameras that were on the Eclipse flight. Three of the cameras were within the payload and the fourth was attached to the cut-down unit located between the payload and the balloon. Using the attached link, you can access any of the pictures taken from throughout the flight as well as the preparations on the ground pre-flight and the eventual landing and recovery. The video can be accessed through the original YouTube site.
Images: https://bbst.scd31.com/
Images: https://bbst.scd31.com/
WHAT IS THE BALLOON SOLAR ECLIPSE PROJECT?
As part of an initiative by the Western New Brunswick Regional Service Commission to make the region a destination for the eclipse, the objective of this exciting, volunteer driven project was to launch a balloon-borne solar telescope via an unmanned high-altitude balloon on April 8, 2024 in order to beam live images back to Earth.
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This project was conceived as a community-based initiative with volunteers from various backgrounds interested in increasing public awareness and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by leveraging the rare and natural occurrence of a solar eclipse.
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