Specimen Fireball 2:   December 07, 2008   0943  UT

Sonic Movie 1:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good head echo.  This movie is of the head echo only. Full duration of reflection in following movie.
FB20081207_0943ut2_Ashcraft.mp4     15 seconds     716 KB

Sonic Movie 2:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
I add this movie as there was a second fireball at 0944 UT which added another long reflection that merged sonically with the 0943 UT event.
FB20081207_0943ut2_Ashcraft.mp4     2 minutes 29 seconds  6.6 MB


Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflections in movie 2 above occur during the 0943-0946 UT minutes.
 

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Specimen Fireball 3 :   December 07, 2008    0952 UT

No evident radio reflection so movie not included. 

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Specimen Fireball 4 :   December 07, 2008    1056 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Interesting deep toned head echo in stereo.  Nice specimen.
 FB20081207_1055ut_Ashcraft.mp4   1 minute 10 seconds   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 1056 UT minute.  
 

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Specimen Fireball 5 :   December 07, 2008    1103 UT

Sonic Movie 1:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good head echo.  This movie is of the head echo only. Full duration of reflection in following movie.
FB20081207_1103uthex2_Ashcraft.mp4     20 seconds    1 MB

Sonic Movie 2:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
A second audible fireball happened 20 seconds after the first fireball which added another long reflection that merged sonically.
FB20081207_1103utlo_Ashcraft.mp4     2 minutes 29 seconds  5.4 MB


Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
First firebal reflection occurs at 1104 UT line.  Second meteor occurs 15 seconds later. First fireball sustains reflectivity in next three charts until 1115 UT. Very long!
 

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Specimen Fireball 6 :   December 07, 2008    1209 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Neglible reflection.
 FB20081207_1209ut_Ashcraft.mp4   6 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 occurs during the 1209 UT minute.  
 
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