[AZ-Observing] Re: Fwd: Another balloon heading our way
- From: "Dan Heim" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:55:37 -0700
Still visible from Heimhenge here in New River at 10 pm. Elevation 45
degrees in the southwest. Estimated magnitude -5.0. Didn't have time to
set up my Takahashi, but I did get this hasty image with my Canon EOS20D
using a 200mm lens on a tripod. Didn't resolve the shape of the balloon,
but it does show how bright it appeared. My estimate is M-5. I have no
doubt Tom Polakis will produce a nicely resolved balloon image. At least I
hope he will. This thing was awesome through 10x80 binocs.
http://www.heimhenge.com/downloads/balloon.jpg
Dan Heim
----- Original Message -----
From: "george mastry" <gmastry@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 7:38 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Fwd: Another balloon heading our way
> Here it is
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Geisler" <bradley154@xxxxxxx>
> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 6:51 PM
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Fwd: Another balloon heading our way
>
> > First noticed it at 6:30. Seems almost motionless and appears to be over
> > Fountain Hills from my spot at 20th St. and Baseline.
> > Very bright and great in the 10 x 50's with a payload package hanging
> > down.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Polakis" <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 6:19 PM
> > Subject: [AZ-Observing] Fwd: Another balloon heading our way
> >
> >
> > It's currently (6:20 p.m. Friday) about 30 degrees high in the
northeast.
> > It was pretty easy to see before it passed behind a cloud. This one is
> > going to get pretty close to Phoenix.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >> Subject: Another balloon heading our way
> >> From: Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: staff@xxxxxxxxxx, tpolakis@xxxxxxx, m24@xxxxxxx
> >> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:58:27 -0700
> >>
> >> Backy Ramotowski in New Mexico sent a head's up about another
> >> stratospheric balloon heading our way. It's approaching the NM/AZ
> >> line about now (3pm) so may take another few hours to become
> >> readily visible---although it's up at 36km = 120,000 feet at present.
> >>
> >> http://towerfts.csbf.nasa.gov/GoogleMaps/ConvGps.htm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> \Brian
> >>
> >>
> >
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