(meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.

Wed May 28 01:36:15 EDT 2008

Not at all. NASA is using backscatter methods to determine launch dates. 
Backscatter is supported by the abundance of logged meteor observations too. 
Backscatter has potential in that it is still being developed and 
interpreted in new ways.  Everything works together, a mutual support.

Chris's network is much more analytical, and scientific, best described as 
RESEARCH.

My effort in (entry-level) video is not on a par with "his" pioneering work, 
nor are any fireball images I get for possible triangulation and recovery 
beyond more than just that.
The electrophonic attempts are a trial search for origin.

YCSentinel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Siddhartha Jain" <siddhartha at siddharthajain.net>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: 2008/05/27 22:18
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.

> So visual observation is more fruitful than back scatter logging, right?
>
> - Siddhartha
>
> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:00 PM,  <stange34 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> With their experience and knowledge of the heavens, amateurs can estimate
>> the radiant(source direction) of where the meteor back track seems to
>> converge from a near point source in a constellation. Additionally, they 
>> can
>> reasonably accurately estimate the maginitude by star comparison.
>>
>> All these things and more can be found at IMO and NAMS websites in 
>> detail.
>>
>> YCSentinel
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Siddhartha Jain" <siddhartha at siddharthajain.net>
>> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>> Sent: 2008/05/27 21:44
>> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.
>>
>>
>>> That is a nice concise introduction, YC :-)
>>>
>>> What I meant was can the log data be used to understand anything else
>>> about the meteor than just its time of streaking in? How do people
>>> figure out what kind of meteors were observed - all the various
>>> *-nids? Only visual observation?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> - Siddhartha
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 8:57 PM,  <stange34 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> Data bases such as those can help determine periods and intensity of
>>>> threat
>>>> to launching spacecraft, returning spacecraft, orbitting satellites,
>>>> astronaut welfare,  colonizations, etc.
>>>>
>>>> The more info that is available, the more likely a correct decision can
>>>> be
>>>> made.
>>>>
>>>> Besides, If we knew what would be discovered from the logs .... it
>>>> wouldn't
>>>> be a discovery at all.  -Ghengis Khan 1227AD   :-)
>>>>
>>>> YCSentinel
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Siddhartha Jain" <siddhartha at siddharthajain.net>
>>>> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>>>> Sent: 2008/05/27 13:03
>>>> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> What information can be extracted from these video logs or signal
>>>>> strength logs from monitoring a radio beacon or station?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> - Siddhartha
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:28 PM,  <stange34 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Karl,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a reasonably sensitive system without great cost that will
>>>>>> demonstrate the concept of meteor capture and it can be used in
>>>>>> daylight
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> capture most things that are in motion in the sky to demonstrate the
>>>>>> principles of night capture.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It can use a webcam OR, alternatively, an inexpensive video camera
>>>>>> aimed
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> the sky that can put a composite signal into a cheap capture card 
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> "AVERMEDIA DVD EZMAKER PCI" installed into your computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The program which can do this is free for 10 days(renewable), and if
>>>>>> purchased is only $40 US currency. It is the most EFFECTIVE cheap
>>>>>> system
>>>>>> available for unattended meteor filming and capture. I run it as a
>>>>>> backup
>>>>>> simultaneously with a more expensive system.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> YC Sentinel
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Contact: http://www.azcendant.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Karl Antier" <ka.antier at wanadoo.fr>
>>>>>> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>>>>>> Sent: 2008/05/14 00:13
>>>>>> Subject: (meteorobs) Meteor animation and electrophonic sounds
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear meteor observers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A request and a major new in this mail...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In two weeks, we are to present meteor observing during. There
>>>>>>> will be a presentation, but also a whole practicing day.
>>>>>>> And thus, my question is: have you any idea of which kind of
>>>>>>> manipulation, experiment you can do in broad daylight to present
>>>>>>> visual meteor observing to the public. Has anyone of you ever
>>>>>>> tried such an experiment ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The big new is that I receive a report of a man who heard
>>>>>>> electrophonic
>>>>>>> simultaneous sounds during a -8 fireball sighting, last january.
>>>>>>> Until here, nothing new, this is a very speculative issue, and it
>>>>>>> may be the observer's imagination which put a sound a bright object
>>>>>>> moving in the sky.
>>>>>>> The interesting fact is that the sound has also been heard by a 
>>>>>>> friend
>>>>>>> of the observer... who didn't see the fireball...
>>>>>>> Has anyone ever heard of such a sighting (or hearing ;-)) ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Clear skies to all !
>>>>>>> Karl
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> - Siddhartha
>>>>> WV6U
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