The Sound of a Fireball

circumpolar (Matt) · #1 12-10-2009, 06:28 AM

Very cool!

A fireball lit up the skies of New Mexico on Oct. 9th.

The sounds you can hear are 61 MHz transmissions from a distant TV station. The signals bounced off the ion trail created by the meteor's fiery descent through the atmosphere and were recorded by Ashcraft's radio telescope near Santa Fe.

Sound and vision were captured by amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft.

Turn it up.

Direct Link: http://www.heliotown.com/FBvhf20091009_0804Ashcraft.mp4

Website:
http://www.spaceweather.com/

supernova1965 (Warren) · #2 12-10-2009, 06:39 AM

COOL sounds all ETish doesn't it

multiweb (Marc) · #3 12-10-2009, 07:19 AM

Almost sounds like music. Whales maybe? Very cool.

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #4 12-10-2009, 08:53 AM

So all we're hearing is that 61MHz carrier being modulated. I wonder what the fireball itself sounded like? Cool!

renormalised (Carl) · #5 12-10-2009, 10:28 AM

Quote:

I wonder what the fireball itself sounded like?

"Oh, s**t. AAaaaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!! !!!!"

TheDecepticon · #6 12-10-2009, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renormalised

"Oh, s**t. AAaaaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!! !!!!"

Baddad (Marty) · #7 12-10-2009, 01:01 PM

Hi All,

No comment.

Several times I read a funny post and just laugh without posting a reply. Just had to this time. Interesting and funny.

Cheers Marty