Specimen Fireball 1: October 19, 2008 0948 UT ( 3:48 am MDT / 4:48 am CDT )
Observer's comments: In the image above the fireball is in the box at screen top left. That is the Moon at screen center.
This significant fireball possibly passed over northeast New Mexico, southwestern Kansas
and/or northwest Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle. Please send eyewitness reports.
Radio-wise : It made a fifteen minute long forward scatter radio reflection which is uncommonly long.
Movies
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_034803.81.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Very strong fireball with a delayed ascending forward scatter reflection.
Only the first 40 seconds are included in this .mp4.
FB20081019_0948ut40sec2_Ashcraft.mp4 40 seconds 1.7 MB
Sonic Movie 3 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
This movie includes the first two minutes of the reflection which lasted 13 more minutes.
FB20081019_0948ut2min2_Ashcraft.mp4 2 minutes 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 from 0948 UT through to 1003 UT in the following spectrograms.
Following are the next sequence of spectrograms that show the ionization lasting until about 1003 UT.
Specimen Meteor 2: October 19, 2008 0718 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_011832.14.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
This meteor occurs during some ionospheric interference.
FB20081019_0718ut_Ashcraft.mp4 8 seconds 1.4 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 0718 UT minute.
Specimen Fireball 3 : October 19, 2008 0730 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_013013.40.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Interference still happening but the fireball radio- penetrates through.
FB20081019_0730ut_Ashcraft.mp4 31 seconds 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 0730 UT minute.
Specimen Fireball 4 : October 19, 2008 0750 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_013013.40.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Good reflection.
FB20081019_0750ut_Ashcraft.mp4 22 seconds 3.5 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 0750 UT minute.
Specimen Meteor 5 : October 19, 2008 0858 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_025814.70.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Small reflection.
FB20081019_0858ut_Ashcraft.mp4 8 seconds 1.4 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 0858 UT minute. NOTE : The larger fireball during this minute was out of visual range.
Specimen Fireball 6 : October 19, 2008 0921 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_032152.59.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Strong and long lasting reflection. First two minutes only in the movie below.
FB20081019_0921ut2minAshcraft.mp4 2 minutes 6 seconds 5.2 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 occurs during the 0921-0925 UT minutes.
Specimen Fireball 7 : October 19, 2008 1016 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_041601.71.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Another long lasting reflection.
FB20081019_1016ut2min_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 29 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 1016-1017 UT minutes.
Specimen Fireball 8 : October 19, 2008 1104 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_050459.87.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Minimal head echo with long reflection.
FB20081019_1104ut_Ashcraft.mp4 2 minutes 1 second 5.1 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 occurs during the 1105-1106 UT minutes.
Specimen Meteor 9 : October 19, 2008 1132 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_053207.83.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Negligible reflection.
FB20081019_1132ut_Ashcraft.mp4 5 seconds 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 occurs during the 1132 UT minute. Negligible on spectrogram. Stronger fireballs on spectrograms were out of visual range.
Specimen Fireball 10 : October 19, 2008 1149 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_054921.25.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Strong head echo and long fireball reflection.
FB20081019_1149ut_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 45 seconds 4.4 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 1149-1151 UT minutes.
Specimen Meteor 11 : October 19, 2008 1203 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_060306.62.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Negligible.
FB20081019_1203ut_Ashcraft.mp4 9 seconds 1.5 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 1203 UT minute.
Specimen Meteor 12 : October 19, 2008 1208 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_060825.81.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Good reflection.
Fb20081019_1208ut_Ashcraft.mp4 15 seconds 2.7 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 1208 UT minute.
Specimen Meteor 13 : October 19, 2008 1243-1244 UT
Movie 1 : Sentinel video camera capture, without sound:
v20081019_064353.33.mov 3 seconds 739 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Delayed ascension and long reflection.
FB20081019_1243ut_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 58 seconds 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 1244-1245 UT minute.
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