Specimen Fireball 1 :   November 08, 2008    0224 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Very fine dopplering specimen.  Long reflection.
 FB20081108_0224ut_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 12 seconds  3.1 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 0224 UT minutes.
 







Specimen Fireball 2:   November 08, 2008   0546  UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Another fine sonic meteor specimen.
 FB20081108_0546ut_Ashcraft.mp4
  36 seconds   1.7 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 0546 UT minute.  The fireball during 0547 UT was a different event.
 







Specimen Fireball 3 :   November 08, 2008    0659 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Fast meteor with short ionization.
FB20081108_0659ut_Ashcraft.mp4    15 seconds  750 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 the 0659 UT minute.  
 





Specimen Fireball 4 :   November 08, 2008    0704 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good stereo doppler and short ionization.
 FB20081108_0704ut_Ashcraft.mp4   15 seconds  834 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 the 0704 UT minute.
   






Specimen Fireball 5 :   November 08, 2008    1025 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Weak head echo and delayed reflection.
  FB20081108_1025ut_Ashcraft.mp4  28 seconds  1.3 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 1025 UT minute.
 






Specimen Fireball 6 :   November 08, 2008    1104 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Faint radio meteor
 FB20081108_1104ut_Ashcraft.mp4  7 seconds   400 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 the 1104 UT minute.
     


 

Specimen Fireball  7 :   November 08, 2008    1045 UT  ( 3:45 am MDT )

This fireball was not capturted by the Sentinel system but was captured by my secondary video system.  It happened over western Colorado.


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Strong fireball. Meteor appears upper screen right.
FB20081108_1045utns_Ashcraft.mp4 
   1 minute 23 seconds 3.7 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 1045-1046 UT minutes.
 




Specimen Fireball  8 :   November 08, 2008    0442 UT    ( Friday evening 9:42 pm MST  Nov 7, 2008 )

This fireball was not capturted by the Sentinel system but was captured by my secondary video system.  
This fireball was seen northeastly of Santa Fe. Bright yellow and possibly a Taurid.

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Strong fireball. Meteor appears upper screen left.
FB20081108_0443utns_Ashcraft.mp4 
   34 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 0442-0443 UT minutes.
 
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