Specimen Fireball 1 :   November 19, 2008    0411 UT

Best fireball of the night.  See also Specimen Fireball 12 below.

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good sonic contour as the fireball flares.
FB20081119_0411ut_Ashcraft.mp4  32 seconds 1.5 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 0411 UT minute.
 







Specimen Fireball 2:   November 19, 2008   0342  UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good doppler between two radios.
FB20081119_0342ut_Ashcraft.mp4 
  31 seconds   1.4 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 occurs during the 0342 UT minute.
 







Specimen Fireball 3 :   November 19, 2008    0544 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Subtle but evident reflection.  Short ionization.
  FB20081119_0544ut_Ashcraft.mp4  10 seconds 500 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 0544 UT minute.  
 





Specimen Fireball 4 :   November 19, 2008    0635 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Another short and subtle reflection.
FB20081119_0635ut_Ashcraft.mp4
   8 seconds  400 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 0635 UT minutes.
   






Specimen Fireball 5 :   November 19, 2008    0733 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Hard to see in movie but sonically evident though subtle.
FB20081119_0733ut_Ashcraft.mp4
  30 seconds  1.4 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 occurs during the 0733 UT minute.
 





Specimen Fireball 6 :   November 19, 2008    0742 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Hard to see in movie.  Subtle deep toned sound.
 FB20081119_0742ut_Ashcraft.mp4    8 seconds  400 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 0742 UT minute.
 





Specimen Fireball 7 :   November 19, 2008    0838 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good head echo with short reflection.
 FB20081119_0838ut_Ashcraft.mp4   15 seconds   713 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 0838 UT minute.
 





Specimen Fireball 8 :   November 19, 2008    0849 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Very subtle but sonically evident.
 FB20081119_0849ut_Ashcraft.mp4   5 seconds  250 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 0849 UT minute.
 





Specimen Fireball 9 :   November 19, 2008    0923 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Dim meteor with moderate reflection.
  FB20081119_0923ut_Ashcraft.mp4  22 seconds  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 occurs during the 0923-0924 UT minutes.
 





Specimen Fireball 10 :   November 19, 2008    0959 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Ascending after slight delay.
  FB20081119_0959ut_Ashcraft.mp4  24 seconds  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 occurs during the 0959 UT minute.
 






Specimen Fireball 11 :   November 19, 2008    1021 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Dim meteor with moderate ionization.
 FB20081119_1021ut_Ashcraft.mp4    52 seconds  2.4 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 occurs during the 1021-1022 UT minutes.
 






Specimen Fireball 12 :   November 19, 2008    1305 UT

Observer's comment :  This particular fireball happened somewhere over Mexico. Quite far away!


Sonic Movie 1 :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Head echo only in this file. See next movie for full duration of radio reflection.
 FB20081119_1305utHE_Ashcraft.mp4    12 seconds  500 KB

Sonic Movie 2:  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Excellent sonic specimen and long ionization.
FB20081119_1305utlo_Ashcraft.mp4    2 minutes 25 seconds  6 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 1305-1308 UT minutes.
 
 
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