(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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