Specimen Fireball 1 :   January 26, 2009  1014-1015 UT

Observer's comment: This was a small but interesting fireball with a delayed radio reflection.

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound;
Interesting specimen.
FB20090126_1014ut_Ashcraft.mp4
   38 seconds  1.9 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 1014-1015 UT minutes.
 





Specimen Meteor 2 :   January 26, 2009  0955 UT

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound;
Fast meteor with a sharp pinging radio echo.
FB20090126_0955ut_Ashcraft.mp4
   24 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 occurs during the 0955 UT minute.
 





Specimen Meteor 3 :   January 26, 2009  0456 UT

Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual radio forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound;
Faint meteor with weak but evident radio reflection.
FB20090126_0456ut_Ashcraft.mp4
  10 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 occurs during the 0456 UT minute. Indistinguishible from other space dust on chart.
     

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