(meteorobs) Daytime optical fireball video system?

[Thomas Ashcraft]

Hi Leo, Hi Chris,

Thank you for your replies.

Regarding the difficulty of checking video footage:  I think I would 
just rely on regional eyewitness reports of the rare visible daytime 
fireballs.  And also check for times of rare unexplained sonic booms.

I have been running my all-sky camera for years 24/7 in conjunction with 
my radio meteor array and my general process has been to check my radio 
spectrographs for large radio meteors during the day and then check the 
video. I have never been able to discern any daytime optical fireballs 
as yet. I kind of gave up looking as it entails a lot of time

In the meantime I have questions into the dashcam forum. Thanks for the 
reference.

Thomas




On 4/28/15 4:51 00000, LEO STACHOWICZ wrote:

The downside is that it would be difficult to check your footage unless 
it could be automated somehow. The upside is that they are cheap, can be 
used "as is". No need to source lenses, power supplies (just plug in to 
long USB cable), or run from a PC/laptop.



Clear skies,
Leo


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*From:* Thomas Ashcraft <ashcraft at heliotown.com>
*To:* Meteor science and meteor observing <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
*Sent:* Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 21:59
*Subject:* (meteorobs) Daytime optical fireball video system?

Does anyone have recommendations for how to put together an exclusively
daytime video all-sky fireball system?

Camera?
Lens?
Filter?
Dome? Clear or darkened?
Capture software?

Any method for enhancing sky contrast?

Any ideas welcome.  Thank you in advance for any replies.

Thomas-  Heliotown - New Mexico

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