It's depending on the radar type you are talking about. At least some specific types of military radars are able to do the job (very accurately) Jean-Louis ......
Jean-Louis.RAULT@...
Nov 5, 2009 4:32 pm
37687
Anyone thinking of using a radar unit? Dave KA0SWT ... From: meteorobs-bounces@... [mailto:meteorobs-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Larry Sent:...
DRM
dave@...
Nov 5, 2009 5:27 pm
37688
Hi Dave. I did, but uWave stuff is expensive even to build ourselves. Suitable receiving modules with right bandwidth & frequencies and a (HUGE) high gain ...
Many years ago a ranger was killed in a national park. The ranger was out at night and wearing a fur hat when he went missing. He was found many days later,...
Richard Kramer
kramer@...
Nov 6, 2009 6:08 am
37691
Dear List, I just witnessed a large fireball over the Tokyo area from my balcony. The fireball changed from blue, red to green. No sound was heard. The...
drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Nov 6, 2009 11:46 am
37692
Dear George and List, November has about 60 witnessed meteorite falls historically; so I would not yet rule this fireball a "dry" Taurid. Hopefully there will...
drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Nov 6, 2009 3:11 pm
37693
Hi all, I've been a bit of homework, and I came across some advice that contradicts the advice to use lower-ISO, given here earlier, at least in the case of...
Leo S
l.stachowicz@...
Nov 6, 2009 3:55 pm
37694
Video meteors, Aug. 14/15 2009 200908 Start End Teff vLm Cf ... 14.825 1914-2021 1.108 3.83 1.00 Tot:6 PER:3 SPO:1 *BT:1 *CA:1 14.871 2021-2128 1.116...
Maurizio Eltri
maurizio.eltri@...
Nov 6, 2009 8:45 pm
37695
Video meteors, Aug. 15/16 2009 200908 Start End Teff vLm Cf ... 15.819 1905-2014 1.148 4.00 1.00 Tot:2 PER:1 *CA:1 15.867 2014-2123 1.150 4.00 1.00...
Maurizio Eltri
maurizio.eltri@...
Nov 6, 2009 8:50 pm
37696
Video meteors, Aug. 16/17 2009 200908 Start End Teff vLm Cf ... 16.811 1858-1959 1.015 3.55 1.39 Tot:3 SPO:1 PER:1 *CY:1 16.854 1959-2100 1.017 3.70...
Maurizio Eltri
maurizio.eltri@...
Nov 6, 2009 8:54 pm
37697
Decided to check the weather satellite to see if there would be any camera visibility problems on the weekend.... what stood out was a cloud formation below...
Larry
ycsentinel@...
Nov 7, 2009 7:08 am
37698
I think I would be a good one to answer this as my work experience is in this area... It obviously depends a lot on the radar frequency, Pulse repitition...
Pat
pat_branch@...
Nov 7, 2009 3:13 pm
37699
Congrats on getting to see it!! ... _______________________________________________ Mailing list meteorobs: meteorobs@... To UNSUBSCRIBE, email:...
Pat
pat_branch@...
Nov 7, 2009 3:15 pm
37700
Pat, I now have video and still pictures of it from the Japanese Fireball group. I will post once I have their permission to post. Thank you for your...
drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Nov 7, 2009 3:38 pm
37701
07 September 2009 01:15-02:15 UT (CST 06/07 Sep 07:15-08:15 pm) Paul Martsching McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story Co, Iowa, USA Long: 93 deg 34 min W...
pmartsching@...
Nov 7, 2009 6:53 pm
37702
Dear List, My news site was updated as well: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2009/11/japan-meteormeteorite-news-fireball.html There are now videos...
drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Nov 7, 2009 8:15 pm
37703
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 195 of October 2009 (91 K) is available now as http://www.rmob.org/rmobtext/rmob0910.txt More information and the visual...
Chris Steyaert
csteyaert@...
Nov 8, 2009 12:06 am
37704
Hi Dirk, An especially impressive fireball filming. It appears to be very close to the earths surface judging from the wake size. Has there been any estimates...
Larry
ycsentinel@...
Nov 8, 2009 7:47 am
37705
Dear Lists, I have just learned that there was an earlier fireball on the same night 6NOV09 at 8:05 with the second one following at 8:28pm. More about the...
drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Nov 8, 2009 8:58 am
37706
Dear Larry and List, Here is what I found on the Sonota Corp website about the Nagano1 data of the meteor. An altitude of 30km is discussed with a final...
drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Nov 8, 2009 2:49 pm
37707
08 November 2009 01:30-03:30 UT (CST 07:30-09:30 07/08 Nov) I observed two hours before Moon rise. Usual location at McFarland Park Observatory - 4 miles NE of...
pmartsching@...
Nov 8, 2009 5:13 pm
37708
November 8, 2009 0043:20 UT ( Nov 7, 2009 1743:20 MST) Last evening I captured what I assumed was a satellite flash, possibly an Iridium flare, but I could...
Thomas Ashcraft
ashcraft@...
Nov 8, 2009 5:37 pm
37709
Just wondering if there's a Activity Outlook for November?? The last one I got was for October 17-23. Thanks! Kristi Wenger ...
Kristi Wenger
me109cita_34@...
1:04 am
37710
The latest report was for Oct 31-Nov 6 (posted here by Robert on Oct 30). If you miss one, you can always get the latest at http://www.amsmeteors.org/lunsford/...
Chris Peterson
clp@...
1:16 am
37711
Thomas, I think it is a close-in artificial object. The early morning Sun could easily produce a bright reflection like this off of a Military or foreign ...
Larry
ycsentinel@...
4:31 am
37712
An observation 8/9 November 2009. The sky finally cleared with quite frosty temperature (-15C at the beginning. -16C at the end). The lm was still very modest...
Mikhail Maslov
ast3@...
9:14 am
37713
Interesting video, Tom. It's a perfect point of light. Hard to tell what it might be, though. Anthony In a message dated 11/8/2009 12:37:43 P.M. Eastern...
GLDSKTR@...
1:24 pm
37714
The mystery light flash has now been identified as a satellite called ETS-7. Maximum brightness for this particular sat is listed at magnitude 2.4 when 100%...
Thomas Ashcraft
ashcraft@...
1:53 pm
37715
As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major showers are active this month, the two Taurid radiants...