Specimen Fireball 1 : December 30, 2008 1059 UT
Observer's comment: Though relatively small, this was the best radio fireball of the night. Strong radio reflector.
Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Good radio reflection. Head echo only in this movie.
FB20081230_1059uthe_Ashcraft.mp4 14 seconds 600 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Full duration of radio reflection.
FB20081230_1059utlo_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 29 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 begins during the 1059 UT minute.
Specimen Fireball 2 : December 30, 2008 1230 UT
Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Negligible radio reflection.
FB20081230_1230ut_Ashcraft.mp4 10 seconds 500 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 begins during the 1230 UT minute. Indistinguishable from other space dust.
Specimen Fireball 3 : December 30, 2008 1232 UT
Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Minimal head echo but evident trailing ionization.
FB20081230_1232ut_Ashcraft.mp4 54 seconds 2.5 MB
Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor occurs during the 1232-1233 UT minutes.