Specimen Fireball 1 : December 21, 2008 1226 UT
Observer's comment: This was the best fireball of the night. It was particularly long trailed.
Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Fast meteor with detailed reflection.
FB20081221_1226uthe_Ashcraft.mp4 14 seconds 700 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Full duration of radio reflection. Long lasting ionization.
FB20081221_1226utlo_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 50 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 begins during the 1226-1227 UT minutes.
Specimen Fireball 2 : December 21, 2008 0508 UT
Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Strong reflection. Initial part only.
FB20081221_0508uthe_Ashcraft.mp4 14 seconds 600 KB
Sonic Movie 2 : Full duration of radio reflection.
Long lasting ionization.
FB20081221_0508utlo_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 13 seconds 3.2 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 begins during the 0508-0509 UT minutes.
Specimen Fireball 3 : December 21, 2008 0816 UT
Sonic Movie : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Dim meteor with weak but evident ascending reflection. Difficult to see meteor in movies.
FB20081221_0816ut_Ashcraft.mp4 33 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 begins during the 0816 UT minute.
Specimen Fireball 4 : December 21, 2008 1250 UT
Sonic Movie : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound:
Swift meteor with moderate reflection.
FB20081221_1250ut_Ashcraft.mp4 46 seconds 2.1 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 1250 UT minute.
