{"id":39738,"date":"2011-09-25T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/up-up-and-away-bad-astronomy\/"},"modified":"2011-09-25T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T13:00:07","slug":"up-up-and-away-bad-astronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/up-up-and-away-bad-astronomy.php","title":{"rendered":"Up, up, and away | Bad Astronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in my home office yesterday morning, sipping my coffee and trying to wake up while perusing the latest news from Twitter and Google+. It took a second, but the sound coming from outside worked its way into my head… a rushing, roaring sound. \"GGGGggggggshhhhhh! GGGGggggggshhhhhh!\"<\/p>

I knew what it was right away: the flame from a hot air balloon, the pilot giving the bag some gas. We get a lot of balloons here in Boulder<\/a>; the cool air in the summer mornings coupled with the spectacular view of the mountains makes them really popular. But this time was different; the sound was much louder than usual. Hmph<\/em>, I thought, better grab the camera<\/em>.<\/p>

I ran outside, and yeah, it was close:<\/p>

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Wow! [Click to fifthdimensionate.]<\/p>

<\/a>It actually rose up from behind my house, so I ran down the street to get a good view. It flew past me (where I got this shot) then passed overhead where I got that shot.<\/p>

How close was it? Close enough to wave at the passengers in the gondola, and have them wave back. That was cool.<\/p>

It slipped out of sight, and landed in a field across from my neighborhood. I went back inside, but a few minutes later my wife called out, \"We’ve got two more!\" I went into my back yard, and one was landing in the field behind my house, too:<\/p>

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I have to say, this is a great way to wake up in the morning. It’s simply delightful. And I have a sneaky suspicion that sometime in the next year or so I’ll have to taker a ride like this myself with my family. I’d love to be able to take pictures like this from the other side.<\/p>

Related posts:<\/p>

- Moon balloon<\/a>
- Making new anniversaries<\/a>
- Boulder fire damage seen from space<\/a>
- Ephemeral snow and ancient rock<\/a><\/p>

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