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

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:
https://space.uah.edu/
Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project:
https://science.nasa.gov/sciact-team/...

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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