(meteorobs) electrophonic meteors

[Slaven Garaj]

For anyone interested in electrophonic meteors, please check the 
following links:

http://fizika.org/ilwcro/
Instrumental recording of electrophonic sounds from Leonids, measured by 
my group in Mongolia in 1998. Clear "pop" sounds were recorded  (I 
witness it as well!! :-)

http://www.gefsproject.org/
Global Electrophonic Fireball Survey, followup project meant to collect 
all the witness accounts on electrophonic meteors. If you witnessed the 
phenomenon, please fill up the online survey form.

Thanks!
 
Clear skies and clear eyes,

Slaven



David E. Hostetter wrote:

>After our planetarium program tonight, a gentleman stopped by the console to
>talk about meteors and meteorites.  He wasn't an observer, just interested.
>Among other things, he said that he remembered watching the Leonid storm in
>1966 with a bunch of friends just north of Alexandria, Louisiana (roughly
>the center part of the state).  At the time, their site was a very dark
>location.  He said that he heard some of the meteors as they happened (not
>with the lag expected taking the speed of sound into account) and that he
>didn't think he ws imagining it because many (but not all) of his friends
>also heard the meteors.  The sound occurred only with the brightest meteors,
>and he described it as sounding "like a cap gun -- pop, pop, pop."
>
>I've read a lot of reports of electrophonic sounds and have heard it myself,
>but this is the first time I recall getting a report of someone hearing
>electrophonics from many meteors during a meteor shower.  Anyone know if
>this is a common thing?  For that matter, has anyone on the list experienced
>that?  I know I haven't!
>
>Thanks!
>
>Dave Hostetter
>Curator of the Planetarium
>Lafayette (LA) Natural History Museum & Planetarium
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Slaven Garaj
Harvard University, Dept.Physics
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