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Old 10-02-2010, 01:38 PM
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NASA will shortly launch some balloon-based telescopes from Alice Springs. The balloons are the size of football fields!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...10/2815453.htm

I suspect we can look forward to a few UFO sightings.
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Old 11-02-2010, 04:31 AM
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What a sight that would be! Can you imagine it, just after sunset it's dark at ground level but still shining on the balloon. I want pics!
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Old 11-02-2010, 09:14 AM
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And they're not cheap either , would be interested to see what sort of images & data they come back with
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