[AZ-Observing] Re: Another Big Balloon On Its Way
- From: Greg Askins <gregaskins@xxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:23:31 -0700
Very cool! Just looked at with two of my sons through some 15x70
binos, and it amazed them that it was approx. 600 feet tall!
Greg
On Jun 11, 2009, at 6:08 PM, tpolakis@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Currently due north about 15 degrees above the horizon from Tempe.
> It is
> really worth a look with a scope, even at 20x. The payload is readily
> visible as a very shiny point below the balloon. I estimated its
> size as 5
> arcminutes, which at a distance of 75 miles makes the balloon
> roughly 600
> feet from top to bottom.
>
> Tom
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