Major Fireball Event : May 12, 2008 0805 UT (2:05 am MDT )
Observer's Comments: This was a significant fireball and its magnitude has now been estimated to be in
the range of -14 to -15. This magnitude is brighter than the full Moon. Colors have been reported
as brilliant green which may indicate it had certain chemical, elemental and electromagnetic properties.
It occurred over southwest Kansas (possibly Liberal or Garden City areas) and may have made landfall.
Movies :
Movie 1 : Sandia Labs Sentinel all-sky camera system capture, without sound:
This movie shows the middle part of the fireball event. Movie 2 and 3 below show the full visual duration.
v20080512_080555ut_ASHCRAFT.mov 820 KB 6 seconds
Movie 2 : Ashcraft's video and forward scatter system with dual channel sound:
This movie contains the full visible beginning and end of the fireball with its sonic radio head echo.
FB20080512_0805ut_Ashcraft20.mp4 2.3 MB 20 seconds
Full duration movie of entire radio reflection : For Researchers : LARGE FILE!
Movie 3 : Ashcraft's video and forward scatter system with dual channel sound:
FB20080512_0805ut_Ashcraft.mp4 17 MB 2 minites 28 seconds
There was also a fine report - with scientific accuracy - on the television news:
http://kob.com/article/stories/s442240.shtml
Below: Radio spectrograph of the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
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More of the night's other fireball captures below. Scroll down the page.
Fireball 2 : May 12, 2008 1035 UT
Movies :
Movie 1: Sentinel all-sky camera system capture, without sound:
v20080512_103522ut_Ashcraft.mov 750 KB 6 seconds
Movie 2 : Ashcraft's video and forward scatter system with dual channel sound:
FB20080512_1035ut_Ashcraft.mp4 3.1 MB 27 seconds
Below: Radio spectrograph of the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor occurs during the 10:35 UT minute. All dots are space dust particles.
Note: In this image the Moon is the blob of light at screen right.
The meteor is the short streak in the highlighted capture box at screen left.
Meteor 3 : May 12, 2008 0703 UT
Movies :
Movie 1: Sentinel all-sky camera system capture, without sound:
v20080512_070326ut_Ashcraft.mov 750 KB 6 seconds
Movie 2 : Ashcraft's video and forward scatter system with dual channel sound:
Small visual meteor but strong radio reflecter. Head echo only in Movie 2.
FB20080512_0703utHE_Ashcraft.mp4 1.2 MB 10 seconds
Below: Radio spectrograph of the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor occurs during the 07:03 UT minute. All dots are space dust particles.
Meteor 4 : May 12, 2008 0950 UT
Movies :
Movie 1: Sentinel all-sky camera system capture, without sound:
v20080512_095048ut_Ashcraft.mov 750 KB 6 seconds
Movie 2 : Ashcraft's video and forward scatter system with dual channel sound:
Nice stereo sound.
FB20080512_0950ut_Ashcraft.mp4 1.2 MB 10 seconds
Below: Radio spectrograph of the time of the meteor. 61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor occurs near end of the 09:50 UT minute. All dots are space dust particles.
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Thomas Ashcraft
35.50 North Lat. 105.89 West Long.
New Mexico
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