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Lost weather balloon turns up two years later with stunning views of Grand Canyon
Palm Beach Post ^ | Sept 11, 2015 | Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Posted on 09/12/2015 5:42:44 AM PDT by Islander7

In June 2013, a group of friends launched a weather balloon a few miles from Tuba City, Arizona. Enjoy the video of our launch preparations, video footage, and some data analysis of the flight," Bryan Chan writes in the description section of the video sharing site.

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The balloon soars thousands of feet in minutes and keeps going. It eventually captures breathtaking views of the earth and Grand Canyon from space.

The group used a "GoPro Hero3, Sony Camcorder, Samsung Galaxy Note II phone," Chan writes. "The GoPro and camcorder were recording video footage, while the phone was taking still images."

(Excerpt) Read more at palmbeachpost.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; Education; Science
KEYWORDS: arizona; balloon; bryanchan; goprohero3; grandcanyon; photography; samsunggalaxynoteii; science; sonycamcorder; tubacity
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Direct link to YouTube Video.

https://youtu.be/EABQ5psUz70

VERY cool!!

1 posted on 09/12/2015 5:42:44 AM PDT by Islander7
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To: Islander7

https://youtu.be/EABQ5psUz70


2 posted on 09/12/2015 5:42:58 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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This balloon had one job: reporting on weather, not to sightsee.

You just can’t rely on these bureaucrats ;)


3 posted on 09/12/2015 5:44:57 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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This balloon had one job: reporting on weather, not to sightsee. You just can’t rely on these bureaucrats ;)

Sarcasm, I suppose?

4 posted on 09/12/2015 6:06:42 AM PDT by BwanaNdege ("When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office." - Mark Steyn)
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To: Islander7

Later


5 posted on 09/12/2015 6:56:27 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Islander7


6 posted on 09/12/2015 7:00:50 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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Wow. Thanks for posting this — totally made my morning!


7 posted on 09/12/2015 7:08:35 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: Islander7

A Project Mogul for the 21st century.


8 posted on 09/12/2015 7:14:07 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: Islander7

Cool!


9 posted on 09/12/2015 7:24:03 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Islander7
Yeah I am gonna pick a nit here:

"Some background on this picture: myself and four friends sent a weather balloon with a GoPro, camcorder, and phone back in June 2013.

Why is it so de rigueur to use the word "myself" these days. As in this case, it is usually misused....

Fantastic video however!

10 posted on 09/12/2015 7:35:08 AM PDT by Paradox (Sayin it like I see it, wherever and whenever I see fit.)
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To: relictele

Multi tasking!


11 posted on 09/12/2015 7:59:02 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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= sigh = I know. I cringe at some the commonly used expressions so prevalent in youth dialect today. My senior English teacher, rest her soul, would be mortified.


12 posted on 09/12/2015 8:02:11 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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Neat. The stupid music they added to it just made me want to turn it off quicker.


13 posted on 09/12/2015 8:13:10 AM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: Islander7

They used a fish eye lens and it is evident throughout the video...especially at 1:07-1:10 and at 1:27.


14 posted on 09/12/2015 8:16:37 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Islander7

Cool!


15 posted on 09/12/2015 8:16:54 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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Lots of better ones without a fish eye lens are out...
https://www.google.com/search?q=weather+balloon&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=weather+balloon&tbm=vid
16 posted on 09/12/2015 8:21:38 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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There is a High School group out of Bishop, CA, named Earth to Sky Calculus. They release weather balloons regularly to study science. Their funding comes from donations to buy the helium.

Details of their experiments, pictures, etc appear regularly on http://spaceweather.com/ There is a picture from their Sept. 6 launch which was taken of the “Rough Fire” in Ca.

Earth 2 Sky Calculus
@Earth2SkyCalc

A group of fairly brilliant high school students who send weather balloons to the stratosphere for both research and profit.

https://www.facebook.com/Earth-to-Sky-Calculus-174490502634920/timeline/


17 posted on 09/12/2015 8:30:00 AM PDT by machogirl
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To: philman_36

That’s the standard lens on the GoPro Hero 3


18 posted on 09/12/2015 8:48:04 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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DogCam flies to the edge of space 110,000ft on a balloon!

WOW moment at 4:27!

19 posted on 09/12/2015 8:57:16 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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And look at 9:38 to see how close it came down...with the Earth "spinning" underneath it. {;^)

0524 hrs to 0814 hrs (7:36)

Almost three hours and it falls close by where it started. (which is common in every one of these flights)

20 posted on 09/12/2015 9:10:54 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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