(meteorobs) New Mexico Fireball - Composition? - Ice?

[stange34 at sbcglobal.net]

The reflective field may have been too low. (What Chris has been saying), 
for your position relative to the RF source.

YCSentinel


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Ashcraft" <ashcraft at heliotown.com>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: 2007/09/19 17:39
Subject: (meteorobs) New Mexico Fireball - Composition? - Ice?


>
> I am trying to figure out why the September 13, 2007 0920 UT fireball over 
> New Mexico made such an insubstantial forward scatter reception as 
> received by my system. I consider this an anomaly. This fireball made only 
> a weak signal at best.  You can hear it sort of "singing" lightly in the 
> movie if you play it loud enough. Radio frequency was 83.250 MHz, tv 
> channel 6 video carrier wave.
>
> I am wondering if this particular fireball was merely made of ice or was 
> possibly a little comet or comet core?
>
> Chart and movie below:
> http://www.heliotown.com/Fireball_Sep_13_2007_Ashcraft.html
>
> Am still analyzing.
>
> Thomas Ashcraft
>
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