Fireballs_January_17_2009

Specimen Fireball 1 : January 17, 2009 0841 UT

Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound;
Meteor is short faint streak screen bottom right in image above. Good zinging head echo.
FB20090117_0841utlo_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 7 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 begins during the 0841 UT minute.

Specimen Meteor 2 : January 17, 2009 1003 UT

Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound;
This meteor displayed a weak head echo and delayed reflective trailing ionization.
FB20090117_1003uthe_Ashcraft.mp4 18 seconds 900 KB

Sonic Movie 2 : Full duration of radio reflection in this movie.
FB20090117_1003utlo_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 28 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 begins during the 1003 UT minute.

Specimen Meteor 3 : January 17, 2009 1209 UT

Observer's comment: Meteor is the short streak at screen top. That is the waning Moon at screen bottom.

Sonic Movie 1 : Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system; video and stereo sound;
Fast meteor with a sharp head echo and long ionization. Head echo only in this movie.
FB20090117_1209uthe_Ashcraft.mp4 13 seconds 900 KB

Sonic Movie 2 : Full duration of radio reflection in this movie.
FB20090117_1209utlo_Ashcraft.mp4 1 minute 37 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 begins during the 1209 UT minute.