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ADVISORY: 98-234 Marshall Scientists to Launch Weather Balloon; On-board Camera to Broadcast Images of Leonids Meteors on Web On Nov. 17, scientists from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Space Sciences Laboratory in Huntsville, Ala., plan to launch a weather balloon carrying a digital camera to about 100,000 feet for a clearer view of the Leonids Meteor Shower. The Leonids meteor storm is expected to be the most spectacular in years. Scientists will launch the balloon sometime near midnight from Marshall's Atmospheric Research Facility, dependent upon weather conditions. Both still images and low-resolution television captured by the on-board camera will be available online at the Space Sciences Laboratory Web site at: http://science.nasa.gov Live downlink television also will be carried on cable TV channel 58 over amateur radio frequency 426.250 Mhz. A special set-up must be followed, and viewing instructions will be available at the Space Sciences Laboratory Web site. For more information, contact Tim Tyson with Marshall's Media Relations Office at (256) 544-0994 or (256) 544-0034. For an electronic version of this advisory or more information, visit Marshall's News Center Web site at: http://www.msfc.nasa.gov/news |