Fireball 1
: June 4, 2008 0550 UT
Observer's Comments: Clear night. Four visible fireballs this night.
Movies :
Movie 1 : Sentinel all-sky camera system capture,
without sound:
v20080604_0550ut_Ashcraft.mov
756 KB 6 seconds
Movie 2 : Ashcraft's video/radio
forward scatter system capture, with two radios and dual channel
sound:
Very subtle reflection. Might require headphones to hear distinctly.
FB20080604_0550ut_Ashcraft.mp4
464 KB 6 seconds
Below: Radio spectrogram of
the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above
white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor above occurs near the end of the 05:50 UT minute
but is not prominent on the spectrogram. All other dots are space dust particles.
Fireball
2
: June 4, 2008 1034 UT
Observer's Comments: Clear night. Only one visible fireball this
night.
Movies :
Movie 1 : Sentinel all-sky camera system capture,
without sound:
v20080604_1034ut_Ashcraft.mov
756 KB 6 seconds
Movie 2 : Ashcraft's video/radio
forward scatter system capture, with two radios and dual channel
sound:
Good sonic reflection in stereo.
FB20080604_1034ut_Ashcraft.mp4
4.4 MB 29 seconds
Below: Radio spectrogram of
the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above
white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor above occurs during the 10:34 UT minute. All
other dots are space dust particles.
Fireball 3 : June 4, 2008
0950 UT
Observer's Comments: This particular meteor is difficult
to see in the movie below but shoots from center right of the screen to screen
right.
Movie :
Movie 1 : Ashcraft's
video/radio forward scatter system capture, with two radios and dual
channel sound:
Long sonic reflection in stereo.
FB20080604_0950ut_Ashcraft.mp4
6 MB 53 seconds
Below: Radio spectrogram of
the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above
white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor above occurs at the end of the 09:50 UT minute
and goes into the 09:51 UT minute. All other dots are space dust particles.
Fireball 4 : June 4, 2008
1029 UT
Observer's Comments: Not a Sentinel capture and just a quick
bright visual blip at lower screen left but it created a long radio reflection.
Movies :
Movie 1 : Ashcraft's
video/radio forward scatter system capture, with two radios and dual
channel sound:
Strong sonic reflection in stereo.
FB20080604_1029ut_Ashcraft.mp4
1.9 MB 16 seconds
Below: Radio spectrogram of
the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above
white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor above occurs during the 10:29 UT minute.
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