18 Aug
2014
18 Aug
'14
6:59 a.m.
I saw another weather balloon this morning while observing Venus and Jupiter, this one even brighter than the one last week. Amazingly bright. I think the sun-balloon-observer geometry must be just right for me this time of year, and I'm very close to the airport, where they are released. I've seen them going up in the morning on my way to work, apparently it takes about an hour for them to reach peak altitude and burst.