Specimen Fireball 1 :
December 10, 2008 0858 UT
( 1:58 am MST )
Observer's comment: This was a significant fireball possibly over southeast
Colorado or southwest Kansas.
Sonic
Movie 1: Ashcraft's dual frequency forward
scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Strong radio reflection. Head echo and initial onset only in this movie.
Full duration in sonic movie 2 below.
FB20081210_0858uthe_Ashcraft.mp4
19 seconds 1 MB
Sonic
Movie 2: Ashcraft's dual frequency forward
scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Good specimen fireball.
FB20081210_0858utlo_Ashcraft.mp4
1 minute 37 seconds 5 MB
Here is the movie from the Sandia Sentinel camera, without sound:
v20081210_015831.63.mov
Radio spectrogram of the
time of the above meteor. 61.250 MHz reception
above white line, 83.250
MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0858-0859 UT minutes.
Specimen
Fireball 2: December 10, 2008 1005 UT
Sonic
Movie 1: Ashcraft's dual frequency forward
scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Good dopplering head echo.
FB20081210_1005ut_Ashcraft.mp4
13 seconds 700 KB
Radio spectrogram of the
time of the above meteor. 61.250 MHz reception
above white line, 83.250
MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the1005 UT minute.
Specimen Fireball 3
: December 10, 2008 1155 UT
Sonic Movie :
Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;
video and stereo sound:
Another good dopplering meteor.
FB20081210_1155ut_Ashcraft.mp4
35 seconds 1.6 MB
Radio spectrogram of the
time of the above meteor. 61.250 MHz reception
above white line, 83.250
MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1155 UT minute.
Specimen Fireball 4
: December 10, 2008 1246 UT
Sonic Movie :
Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;
video and stereo sound:
Moderate ionization.
FB20081210_1246ut_Ashcraft.mp4
51 seconds 2.3 MB
Radio spectrogram of the
time of the above meteor. 61.250 MHz reception
above white line, 83.250
MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1246-1247 UT minutes.
Specimen Fireball 5
: December 10, 2008 1311 UT
Sonic Movie : Ashcraft's
dual forward scatter system; video
and stereo sound:
Small head echo with trailing ionization.
FB20081210_1311ut_Ashcraft.mp4
1 minute 19 seconds 4 MB
Radio spectrogram of the
time of the above meteor. 61.250 MHz reception
above white line, 83.250
MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1311-1313 UT minutes.
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