(meteorobs) electrophonic meteors

[Slaven Garaj]

Peter Brunone wrote:

>	Has anyone ever made an effort to experience this, by having one
>or more thin metallic substances (aluminum foil, paper clips, etc) on
>hand while viewing a shower?  It seems like it would be pretty easy, and
>well worth doing!
>	Assuming we have clear skies in Dallas for the Geminids, maybe
>I'll try this myself.  Any pointers would of course be appreciated.
>
>Peter
>  
>
Actually we did in Mongolia 1998.

We used sound-insulated box with suspended alumunium foils, and we 
detected electrophonic sounds in-sync with visual appearance of bright 
meteors.

More details are on:
http://fizika.org/ilwcro/

I apologize, the site is currently down, but it should be available in 
day or two.

Best,
Slaven

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Slaven Garaj
Harvard University, Dept.Physics
sgaraj at fas.harvard.edu
http://slaven.org