NEBP engaged 34 Engineering teams from across the country to fly balloons for the October and April eclipses. Engineering teams flew weather sensors, accelerometers, precision GPS receivers, individually designed payloads, and at least two types of cameras. Cameras included small Raspberry Pi devices, which they attempted to live stream and were also recorded onboard, and Insta360 cameras that provided a complete video view from the balloons. Images and video from the balloons show incredible views of the Moon’s shadow on Earth from a space-like perspective, where you can see the curvature of Earth and the blackness of space. When viewing the 360 videos on a computer, click and drag the view around to look up at the balloon and eclipse, down at the ground, or out to the horizon. On a phone, move the phone to look all around.

For the ultimate experience, access the YouTube 360 videos on a VR headset!

More videos coming soon. 

 

University of Alabama Hunstville - includes markers for different parts of the flight.

Drexel University and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Arkansas State University

Timelapse (5x) of lunar umbra

Totality in real time plus cutdown

University of Hartford and Tunxis Community College