Specimen Fireball 1:   October 31, 2008    0518 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good specimen.
FB20081031_0518ut_Ashcraft.mp4   25 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 begins during the 0518 UT minute.
 







Specimen Fireball 2 :   October 31, 2008    0559 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Faint but evident radio reflection.
FB20081031_0529ut_Ashcraft.mp4    8 seconds  386 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 0559 UT minute.  
 





Specimen Fireball 3 :   October 31, 2008    0747 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Moderate reflection.
FB20081031_0747ut_Ashcraft.mp4   28 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 0747UT minute.
 





Specimen Fireball 4 :   October 31, 2008    0822 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Poor specimen. Interference on this one.
 FB20081031_0822ut_Ashcraft.mp4  17 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 begins during the 0822 UT minute.  Barely evident in the midst of space dust.
 






Specimen Fireball 5 :   October 31, 2008    0943 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Evident head echo then delayed and ascending reflection. ( Interference on this specimen.)
 FB20081031_0943ut_Ashcraft.mp4  1 minute 4 seconds    2.8 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 0943 UT minute marker.
 






Specimen Fireball 6 :   October 31, 2008    1004 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good "zinging" head echo.
 FB20081031_1004ut_Ashcraft.mp4  59 seconds  2.7 MB
  
 
Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor happens during the 1004 UT minute.
 






Specimen Fireball 7 :   October 31, 2008    1142 UT

No movie included  for this one. Too faint of a radio reflection. 

 
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