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Balloon glow

A balloon glow or night glow is an event often held as a warmup to a hot air balloon festival. The balloons are set up before sunrise in the launch area, an open field, or a football stadium and are inflated as if they are going to take off, but instead of being allowed to ascend, they are held down by the ground crew. The propane burners are ignited periodically to keep the balloons inflated with hot air.

Since the event typically occurs in the dark, the balloons glow like huge light bulbs or Chinese lanterns, giving a spectacular display for the audience. Sometimes the event is judged and sometimes it is held merely for entertainment and the celebration of ballooning.

Gallery

File:Hot air balloon fiesta.JPG|Night Glow display at the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Angeles City, Philippines. File:balloon night glow 2001 09.jpg|Night glow at the Great Pershing Balloon Derby near Brookfield, Missouri, September, 2001 File:Night Glow 2012-09-08 THWZ 01.jpg|Night glow at the "Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade" in Warstein, Germany, September 2012 File:BoW nightglow1.jpg|Night glow at Balloons over Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, 2010 File:Night Glow at 20 FIBAQ 2016 - Alter do Chão.jpg|Night Glow at the 20º Hot Air Balloon Festival (FIBAQ) in Alter do Chão, 11 November 2016

References

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, http://www.balloonfiesta.com/event-info/balloon-glow-2
New York Times, [http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/travel/escapes/20Ahead.html Up, Up and Gently Away]

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