[TriLUG] Tonight! TriLUG Hack Night - Topic: Solar Eclipse High Altitude Balloon Launch (With TriTux onboard)

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

I have a gopro camera I have not used in quite a while.

On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Jeremy Davis via TriLUG
<trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> Join us tonight 7-9pm for TriLUG Hack Night! We are meeting at Caktus Group
> located Downtown Durham.
>
> Hack Night will be led by Jeremy Davis. Topic is launching TriTux into
> nearspace with a high altitude balloon and cameras. It would be very cool
> to do this on 21 August to film the solar eclipse. NC Nearspace is willing
> to assist as needed with guidance and best practices. They normally use a
> Raspberry Pi, HAM radio, and GPS equipment, so anyone with experience or
> interest in learning is highly encouraged to attend. There are expenses
> involved with this project which means fundraising and PR volunteer
> opportunities are available too.
>
> Tonight is basically a litmus test to guage the amount of interest and also
> an opportunity to do some initial planning.
>
> For collaboration on this project, I created a shared folder on Google
> Drive. Please reference the High Altitude Parts list document (courtesy of
> Paul Lowell of NC Nearspace) located in this shared folder located at
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByMOV91w0mWRbEY5emNnVFFBYWM
>
>
> PARKING: Park in the municipal deck on the other side of the Arts Council
> across W. Morgan St. The entrance to the Caktus Tech Space is on Morris St.
>
> Jeremy Davis
> TriLUG PR
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