(meteorobs) Above Rain Cloud Event?
stange
stange34 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jan 23 05:02:55 EST 2009
Two flashes from Light Curve. First one small(<0.5 sec), followed by a
larger burn lasting(~1.5 sec).
Time mark based on Sentinel image time. Sentinel computer runs 1 to 2
seconds slow.
This is especially interesting because rain clouds form a negative charge on
their underside and a positive charge on their top layer. This charge can
exceed the negative earth potential and the Fair Weather Field positive
charge to a point where electrometers do not detect the fair weather field
AT ALL while that cloud exists overhead or nearby.
It "could" be speculated that it offers a way to detect meteors during cloud
cover (IF) lightning discharges do not overwhelm the data. But I do not
speculate on so little evidence without a lot more concrete corrobration.
Meanwhile.... the first of the 2 NEW electrometers is nearly finished at
YCSentinel.
Alister.... nice Movie images Sir!
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