Payload class:

Large

Payload ID Number:

11

Mass:

18 kg

Current:

2.5 A

Serial Downlink:

4800 baud

Analog Downlink:

2

Serial Commands:

yes

Discrete Commands:

2

Delivered:

Actual:

Delivered:

Delivered:

Abstract:

The University of Colorado at Boulder team will determine the feasibility of high altitude observatories by recording spectral emissions of light (wavelengths) throughout the ascent and for the duration of the float as well as capturing high quality still images of celestial bodies. This will be achieved by orienting four high resolution cameras to capture the same field of view which will correspond to the field being viewed by the spectral emission sensors. All science instruments will be mounted along the same side of our structure inclined 30° above the horizon. Three cameras will create a wide panoramic field of view, mounted directly below a telescope with the fourth camera mounted in the eyepiece. The array of cameras will take pictures in unison through the duration of the flight creating two comparable images (wide view versus telescopic view). Additionally, magnetometer, accelerometer and gyroscope electronics will take recordings regarding the turbulence, directional orientation and stability of the platform.