New! Sign up for our free email newsletter.
Science News
from research organizations

High-Flying Balloon With On-Board Camera To Broadcast Web Images Of Perseids Meteors

Date:
August 10, 1999
Source:
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary:
Scientists from the Space Sciences Department at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will launch a weather balloon to 100,000 feet about 2 a.m. either Aug. 12 or 13 from Marshall’s Atmospheric Research Facility, depending on weather conditions. The balloon will carry a digital camera that will provide a clearer view of the Perseids Meteor Shower.
Share:
FULL STORY

Do you want to see the dazzling display of the Perseids Meteor Shower from the comfort of your home? Then watch these fireballs on a NASA Website.

Scientists from the Space Sciences Department at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will launch a weather balloon to 100,000 feet about 2 a.m. either Aug. 12 or 13 from Marshall’s Atmospheric Research Facility, depending on weather conditions. The balloon will carry a digital camera that will provide a clearer view of the Perseids Meteor Shower. The Perseids meteors are leftover rubble from the comet Swift-Tuttle. The meteors streak across the sky, sometimes exploding as multicolored fireballs as they burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Scientific experiments will be carried on the balloon in an attempt to collect particles from the stratosphere during the meteor shower, some possibly from the Perseids themselves. Several different types of capture media and devices will be employed.

Media are invited to witness the balloon launch and can obtain updates on launch times and additional information by contacting Steve Roy with Marshall’s Media Relations Department at (256) 544-6535.

Continuous video images of the meteors from the on-board camera will be available online at the Space Sciences Website at: http://www.perseidslive.com

For an electronic version of this advisory or more information, visit Marshall’s News Center Website at:http://www.msfc.nasa.gov/news


Story Source:

Materials provided by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.


Cite This Page:

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. "High-Flying Balloon With On-Board Camera To Broadcast Web Images Of Perseids Meteors." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 10 August 1999. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990809165540.htm>.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. (1999, August 10). High-Flying Balloon With On-Board Camera To Broadcast Web Images Of Perseids Meteors. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990809165540.htm
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. "High-Flying Balloon With On-Board Camera To Broadcast Web Images Of Perseids Meteors." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990809165540.htm (accessed March 28, 2024).

Explore More

from ScienceDaily

RELATED STORIES