Specimen Fireball 1 :   December 10, 2008    0858 UT  ( 1:58 am MST )

Observer's comment:  This was a significant fireball possibly over southeast Colorado or southwest Kansas.

Sonic Movie 1:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Strong radio reflection. Head echo and initial onset only in this movie. Full duration in sonic movie 2 below.
FB20081210_0858uthe_Ashcraft.mp4
     19 seconds     1 MB

Sonic Movie 2:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good specimen fireball.
  FB20081210_0858utlo_Ashcraft.mp4   1 minute 37 seconds    5 MB

Here is the movie from the Sandia Sentinel camera, without sound:    v20081210_015831.63.mov
  
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 0858-0859 UT minutes.
 







Specimen Fireball 2:   December 10, 2008   1005  UT


Sonic Movie 1:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good dopplering head echo.
FB20081210_1005ut_Ashcraft.mp4
     13 seconds     700 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 the1005 UT minute.
 






Specimen Fireball 3 :   December 10, 2008    1155 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Another good dopplering meteor.
 FB20081210_1155ut_Ashcraft.mp4  35 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 1155 UT minute.  
 






Specimen Fireball 4 :   December 10, 2008    1246 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Moderate ionization.
 FB20081210_1246ut_Ashcraft.mp4  51 seconds    2.3  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 1246-1247 UT minutes.  
 







Specimen Fireball 5 :   December 10, 2008    1311 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Small head echo with trailing ionization.
FB20081210_1311ut_Ashcraft.mp4   1 minute 19 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 occurs during the 1311-1313 UT minutes.  
   

 
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