# See hundreds of hot-air balloons- Live, right now

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 7, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-hundreds-of-hot-air-balloons-live-right-now/700642 "2014-10-07T13:18:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-hundreds-of-hot-air-balloons-live-right-now/700642/1 "2014-10-07T13:18:47Z")

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The annual Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is underway and a Mass Ascension is taking place right now. I posted this in the General Aviation thread but I thought more people would see it if I started a new thread.

[KOB ch. 4](http://www.kob.com/live/)

[KOAT ch. 7](http://www.koat.com/live/25815454)

[KRQE ch. 13](http://krqe.com/live-streaming-balloon-fiesta/)

[Alternate 24 hour live webcam](http://krqe.com/balloon-fiesta-special-live-streaming-video/)

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**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-hundreds-of-hot-air-balloons-live-right-now/700642/2 "2014-10-07T13:28:52Z")

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Cool!

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-hundreds-of-hot-air-balloons-live-right-now/700642/3 "2014-10-07T15:39:39Z")

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The show’s pretty much over for today. There will be another mass ascension tomorrow morning (and every morning through Sunday), weather permitting.

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**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-hundreds-of-hot-air-balloons-live-right-now/700642/4 "2014-10-07T19:15:41Z")

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I’m volunteering there and so get to watch it up close.

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-hundreds-of-hot-air-balloons-live-right-now/700642/5 "2014-10-07T19:24:23Z")

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I volunteered to be on a chase crew several years ago. Had a lot of fun, but didn’t get a free balloon ride.