Weather balloons

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Jean-Yves and all,
I saw them a few times. But by the time I get the scope and setup, it has disappeared, presumably exploded. Can you describe what it looks like at high magnification through the ETX125?

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Rich,

With an ETX125, 26mm eyepiece plus Barlow, the size is comparable to Mars nowadays through the same setting, but with a bright silver color.
It is easy to follow as it climbs vertically and you just have to do small adjustments to keep it in the FOV.

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Jean-yves
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