Ultimate Solar Eclipse Experience: 360° Balloon Footage | UAH Space Hardware Club

UAH Space Hardware Club
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Published 2024-04-26
Experience the awe-inspiring beauty of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse like never before! Join us on a breathtaking journey as we soar to the edge of space aboard a high altitude balloon, capturing the celestial event in stunning 360° footage. See the shadow of eclipse totality from a unique perspective courtesy of the UAH Space Hardware Club. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime cosmic spectacle!

00:00:00 Balloon Launch
01:02:55 Shadow Appears On Horizon
01:07:30 Totality Begins
01:11:36 Totality Ends
01:14:27 Balloon Bursts
01:15:45 Shadow Goes Over Horizon
01:44:00 Balloon Landing

UAH Space Hardware Club:
space.uah.edu/
Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project:
science.nasa.gov/sciact-team/nationwide-eclipse-ba…

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Space Hardware Club is a student-run organization that provides over 300 students each year with real-world experience in all aspects of developing aerospace-related hardware, conducting research, and performing STEM community outreach.

This weather balloon was launched from the Stardust Golf & Country Club, just southwest of Johnson, Illinois (37.810490, -88.948948), carrying an insulated Insta360 camera. The balloon also carried a radiation detection payload, an atmospheric science payload, and a thruster control payload for eclipse research, all built by members the UAH Space Hardware Club.

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All Comments (7)
  • @dpackman
    It's amazing where we live. Absoultly beautiful 👍
  • @solareclipsetimer
    Very nicely done! Bravo! The images of the umbra and penumbra (correct terminology) (shadow?) approach and exit were impressive. Too bad the camera overexposed the total eclipse. But still very well done!