(meteorobs) Sporadic-E, 3200 Phaeton and the Geminids

[Bruce McCurdy]

    That's interesting, Thomas. I seem to recall encountering an identical 
situation on my home radio detector a few years ago -- great radio reception 
of the Geminids, but that for the Ursids a few days later ruined by a 
persistent case of Sporadic E. Anecdotal account only; I'm pretty sure I 
just wiped the related files. I don't have the vaguest idea of the physics 
involved, but until somebody rules it out it's worth considering an 
extraterrestrial cause.

    Bruce
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Ashcraft" <ashcraft at heliotown.com>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:04 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Sporadic-E, 3200 Phaeton and the Geminids


> December 18, 2007
>
> I would like to report the incidence of Sporadic-E effecting the
> ionosphere for the past few days after the Geminid meteor shower. I have
> been noting it on my radio meteor frequencies of 61.250 MHz and 83.250 
> MHz.
>
> I am wondering what molecules the asteroid 3200 Phaeton is composed of?
> This asteroid is supposedly the origin of the Geminid meteor shower. I
> am wondering if the 3200 Phaeton - Geminid meteor dust trail has certain
> magnetic properties that cause the phenomenon of Sporadic-E in this
> instance?  To me, there seems to be a possible connection.
>
> Thomas Ashcraft
>
>
>
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