Specimen Fireball 1 :   December 28, 2008   0614 UT

Observer's comment:  This was the best fireball of the night. Strong radio reflector.

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good radio reflection.
 FB20081228_0614ut_Ashcraft.mp4  25 seconds  1.1 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 begins during the 0614 UT minute.
   





Specimen Fireball 2 :   December 28, 2008   1128 UT

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Dim meteor with faint head echo. Weak trailing reflection.
FB20081227_1128ut_Ashcraft.mp4  28 seconds  1.2 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 begins during the 1128 UT minute.
 





Specimen Fireball 3 :   December 28, 2008   1203 UT

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Evident head echo and long following ionization.  Full duration of reflection in next movie below.
 FB20081228_1203uthe_Ashcraft.mp4  12 seconds  500 KB

Sonic Movie 2 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Long ionization.
 FB20081228_1203utlo_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 42 seconds  4.5 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 1202-1203 UT minutes.  
   
 
 
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