Basics of Balloon-Borne Telescopes

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Steve Benton

Why put a telescope on a balloon? What kinds of instruments can fly? Where do balloons fly, and why is Antarctica a good choice? When…okay, I don\’t have a question for this one, but I\’ll talk about future prospects, including launches in Canada. And Who: I\’ll show off some of the balloon group\’s recent adventures during the BLASTPol 2012-2013 flight campaign.[/one_half] [one_half_last]

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