Away 81 Balloon Burst

We put a 120 frames per second camera on the Away 81 PongSat mission. This is looking up at the balloon while it bursts at the edge of space.

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2 Responses to “Away 81 Balloon Burst”

  1. Brian says:
    April 29, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    In some of the frames it almost looks as though you can distinguish the border between the internal helium and the semi-vacumn of space at that altitude. Possibly enhanced by dispersing talc powder used in manufacture of the balloon? Any more frames a split second later??

  2. lbparker says:
    April 29, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    Title it “Chrysanthemum Blooming in the Sun”. Very artistic! :-)