This rare high-altitude picture of a weather balloon (KD4STH-8) taken at 52,300 feet on June 20th, 2015. The location is St. Paul, MO - near St. Louis, Missouri. The image was taken by a Canon A1100 point-and-shot camera on Thelma Lou II. The balloon in the image has expanded to about 19' in diameter - estimated by the known length of parachute. Notice how the top of the balloon is thinning to a point of being clear - the balloon is about 10 to 15 minutes from bursting.
