Specimen Fireball 1 :   December 27, 2008   0926 UT

Observer's comment:  This was the best fireball of the night. Strong radio reflector.

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Fast meteor with detailed reflection.
 FB20081227_0926ut_Ashcraft.mp4  48 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 0926 UT minute.
   





Specimen Fireball 2 :   December 27, 2008   0811 UT

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Faint reflection. Interesting in that it should have been stronger.
FB20081227_0811ut_Ashcraft.mp4  13 seconds  600 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 begins during the 0811 UT minute. Negligible on spectrogram.
 





Specimen Fireball 3 :   December 27, 2008   0843 UT

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good doppler and detail in head echo.  Full duration of reflection in next movie below.
 FB20081227_0843uthe_Ashcraft.mp4  10 seconds  500 KB

Sonic Movie 2 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Long ionization.
 FB20081227_0843utlo_Ashcraft.mp4  1 minute 30 seconds  3.8 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 0843 UT minute.  
 





Specimen Fireball 4 :   December 27, 2008   1130 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Moderate reflection.
 FB20081227_1130ut_Ashcraft.mp4  29 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 begins during the 1130 UT minute.  
 





Specimen Fireball 5 :   December 27, 2008   1234 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Subtle reflection.
FB20081227_1234ut_Ashcraft.mp4   23 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 begins during the 1234 UT minute.  
 
 
 
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