This is what to look for this summer 👀

Increased temperatures and longer days = an increased likelihood of harmful algae blooms in the Bay.

But you can help! If you see signs of a bloom please stay out of the water, note down the details & reach out to our pollution hotline: https://baykeeper.org/report-pollution/

#sfbay #sanfranciscobay #algae #HAB #algaebloom #waterPollution #bayarea #harmfulalgaebloom

We are launching a weather balloon! Next week, we will launch a small stratospheric balloon to test our hardware and see how our collection membranes behave while in the stratosphere. The lauch is conducted by MOVE-Up, our balloon-team at WARR MOVE, and features additonal payloads from the REXUS/BEXUS teams PEANUT and SHROOM!

Stay tuned for more on Mission Cirrus :)

#hab #weatherballoons #rexus #bexus

Alt håb er ude! Enden er nær - En Preppers bekendelser.

https://peertube.dk/w/jVj7xpv1ZeSCk9QvARjrxR

How do #microplastics reach every ecosystem on earth? Via the air!

Microplastics have been found to fall from the sky in the arctic and other remote locations, but little is known about how they behave in the atmosphere. Simulations show that these particles might even reach the stratosphere, but data is missing to confirm that. With PHILEAS, we hope to contribute to that research, launching a microplastic detector on a BEXUS stratospheric balloon!

#bexus #hab

Gestern war Dr. Saskia Limbach (Universität Göttingen) zum Forschungsgespräch an der Herzog August Bibliothek zu Gast. Im Mittelpunkt stand das ERC-Projekt "WidowsPrint – Widows in the Growing Print Industry, c. 1550-1700", das Buchdruckerwitwen und ihre Rolle im wachsenden Buchgewerbe des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts untersucht.

Ein besonderer Auftakt: Bereits vor dem Vortrag konnten im Lesesaal der Bibliotheca Augusta originale Drucke gesichtet werden.

#HAB #Forschungsgespräch #Buchgeschichte

Horusdemodlib v0.6.0 has been released. This is the official release of Horus Binary V3 which introduced ASN.1 UPER encoding, allowing for operators to utilise the high performing modem we've all loved while now have the ability to produce highly customisable telemetry in sizes from 32 bytes to 128 bytes!

I cannot express how amazing this is, how well it works, and how much work from multiple people went into making this happen.

Happy ballooning.

https://github.com/projecthorus/horusdemodlib/releases/tag/v0.6.0

#highAltitudeBalloon #hab #amateurRadio #hamRadio #hamR

Horus Binary v3 (amateur high altitude balloon telemetry protocol) was only announced as beta yesterday^1 and there's already several test payloads showing up on the map!

Unlike v2 payload callsigns and custom sensors can be sent without updating a central authority first. It features variable payloads lengths from 32bytes to 128bytes. And the decoder no longer requires a separate library built meaning we now have wheels on pypi for quick/easy install without the need to compile.

Details: https://github.com/projecthorus/horusdemodlib/wiki/99-Horus-Binary-v3-Beta-Testing-Notes

^1 in fact it's only really existed at all for a few days

#AmateurRadio #hamR #hamradio #hab #highAltitude