@misc{MaierWolfKeiligetal.2018,
  author    = {Maier, Philipp and Wolf, J{\"u}rgen and Keilig, Thomas and Krabbe, Alfred and Duffard, Rene and Ortiz, Jose-Luis and Klinkner, Sabine and Lengowski, Michael and M{\"u}ller, Thomas and Lockowandt, Christian and Krockstedt, Christian and Kappelmann, Norbert and Stelzer, Beate and Werner, Klaus and Geier, Stephan and Kalkuhl, Christoph and Rauch, Thomas and Schanz, Thomas and Barnstedt, J{\"u}rgen and Conti, Lauro and Hanke, Lars},
  title     = {Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory},
  series = {Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII},
  volume    = {10700},
  journal   = {Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII},
  publisher = {SPIE-INT Soc Optical Engineering},
  address   = {Bellingham},
  isbn      = {978-1-5106-1954-8},
  issn      = {0277-786X},
  doi       = {10.1117/12.2319248},
  pages     = {12},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {This paper presents the concept of a community-accessible stratospheric balloon-based observatory that is currently under preparation by a consortium of European research institutes and industry. We present the technical motivation, science case, instrumentation, and a two-stage image stabilization approach of the 0.5-m UV/visible platform. In addition, we briefly describe the novel mid-sized stabilized balloon gondola under design to carry telescopes in the 0.5 to 0.6 m range as well as the currently considered flight option for this platform. Secondly, we outline the scientific and technical motivation for a large balloon-based FIR telescope and the ESBO DS approach towards such an infrastructure.},
  language  = {en}
}