The balloon payload (camera, data logger, and SPOT tracker)
Prepping the payload for the launch
The payload before we close the lid
Closing the payload lid
Taping the payload lid closed
The balloon minutes before the launch
Another photo of the balloon and payload right before the launch
UMASS Amherst
UMASS Amherst
The Quabbin Reservoir
Cape Cod, Rhode Island, Martha's Vineyard, and the Atlantic Ocean
Rhode Island and the Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod, Cape Ann, and the Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod, Cape Ann, and the Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Rhode Island, and the Atlantic Ocean
Clouds visible over the Atlantic Ocean
Cape Ann
Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Rhode Island, and the Atlantic Ocean
Nantucket may be visible at the edge of the cloud bank
The flight path of the balloon
Updates from where the balloon landed
Successful recovery