In order to launch 600 balloons from an 80 acre field in 90 minutes, balloons launch in waves and sequence. While one row is getting November 2023 airborne, other rows are filling the balloon with cold air, and others are stretching out the fabric as part of the setup process. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday October December S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 All Saints’ Day 5 Last Quarter 6 7 8 9 10 11 Daylight Saving Time Ends Election Day Veterans Day 12 13 New Moon 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 First Quarter 21 22 23 24 25 Nov 21, 1783, Montgolfier Day: First Hot Air Balloon Manned Free Flight Thanksgiving Day 26 27 Full Moon 28 29 30 244419_Grd.indd 23244419_Grd.indd 23 4/4/22 7:55 AM4/4/22 7:55 AM
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