Test launch Videos, Photos & Events Schedule
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024
April 8, 2024 - The big event! The day of the total solar eclipse in Western New Brunswick
SCHEDULE
- 2:30 pm ADT* - Spectators welcome
- 3:45 pm ADT* - Launch time - Launch Location: Grounds of the Amsterdam Inn & Suites, 383 Centreville Rd, Florenceville-Bristol, NB
- 4:32:19 pm ADT* - time of totality
NOTE: For safety reasons, there is a security perimeter around the launch site. The public will not be allowed inside the security zone. Volunteers will be on site to help with parking, directions and safety issues.
Subscribe Now to @EclipseUpClose on YouTube! Don't miss the LIVE 2024 Eclipse Experience breathtaking views as we launch a balloon into the stratosphere, reaching up to 30 Km above the clouds. This April 8th, witness the Sun, Moon, and horizon like never before, directly from Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick!
Tune in LIVE (below) to the 2024 Eclipse on our YouTube Channel:
2023 - November 4
Fourth flight test of balloon-borne solar telescope
The following photos were taken on November 4, 2023, as the amazing team of volunteers prepared for our final test launch of the payload and balloon. It was a very successful test flight and we were able to record good quality video (coming soon) of the full flight as well as many images of the Sun. The preparation for our launches has improved with each test, becoming very efficient and professional.
See video and photos below
Fourth flight test of balloon-borne solar telescope
The following photos were taken on November 4, 2023, as the amazing team of volunteers prepared for our final test launch of the payload and balloon. It was a very successful test flight and we were able to record good quality video (coming soon) of the full flight as well as many images of the Sun. The preparation for our launches has improved with each test, becoming very efficient and professional.
See video and photos below
Ground Station team (L TO R): James Tompkins, Chip Hunter, Tom Sisk, Stephen Downward, Chris Docherty, David Hunter, Geoffrey Foster, James Blackie, Cecile Blackie, Sandy Hunter, Lawson Hunter, Makenzie Dixon, Jason Hovey and Gordon Hunter.
Payload Recovery Team (L TO R): Dr. Bryan Spires, Dr. Ian Giberson, Rick Pryde, and Ray LeBlanc.
1. About to release
2. Payload
3. Preparing
4. Away it goes
2023 - September 9
Third flight test of balloon-borne solar telescope
09:01 ADT Balloon lift off
View video below
Third flight test of balloon-borne solar telescope
09:01 ADT Balloon lift off
View video below
2023 - June 17
Second flight test of balloon-borne solar telescope
14:30 ADT* Ground station preparations
16:00 ADT Balloon lift off
17:30 ADT Flight termination
18:20 ADT Payload touchdown
View video below
Second flight test of balloon-borne solar telescope
14:30 ADT* Ground station preparations
16:00 ADT Balloon lift off
17:30 ADT Flight termination
18:20 ADT Payload touchdown
View video below