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Measurements of gondola motion on a stratospheric balloon flight
Margarita Safonova, K. Nirmal, A. G. Sreejith +9
Balloon experiments are an economically feasible method of conducting observations in astronomy that are not possible from the ground. The astronomical payload may include a telesc…
An Overview of High-Altitude Balloon Experiments at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Margarita Safonova, Akshata Nayak, A. G. Sreejith +8
We have initiated the High-Altitude Ballooning programme at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, in the year 2011 with the primary purpose of developing and flying low-cost…
Large Scale Extinction Maps with UVIT
S. Ravichandran, Preethi Krishnamoorthy, Margarita Safonova +1
The Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) is scheduled to be launched as a part of the ASTROSAT satellite. As part of the mission planning for the instrument we have studied the eff…
High-Altitude Ballooning Program at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics
A. Nayak, A. G. Sreejith, M. Safonova +1
We have begun a program of high altitude ballooning at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore. Recent advances in balloons as well as in electronics have made possible sci…