Kevin Colver wrote:
> Thomas,
> Not off topic at all, what an interesting nature recording! There is =
> a very musical quality to the sounds. Can you share with us how these =
> sounds are captured and recorded?
> Kevin Colver
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Kevin and all,
The radio observation method used for meteors is called "forward scatter
". It is somewhat difficult to explain so I will give you a link for an
overview of the method.
.
http://www.imo.net/radio
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In essence, I am using ionization reflections off of far distant tv
video carrier waves that are created when a meteor collides with Earth's
atmosphere. It is sort of a poor man's radar but it works with high
definition. If I can answer any questions off-list regarding the method
I will be happy to. I also made an innovation by merging my radio array
with an experimental all-sky video camera that has been supplied to me
by Sandia National Laboratories. So I am capturing visual fireballs with
their unique scatter reflections.
I do all this work with "nature recording" in mind.
On a feathery nature note: I am looking for an ID for a certain owl that
landed atop the dome of my camera last full moon. There is a .mp4 movie
at the below link. If you are into birds then you might like this little
video clip.
http://www.heliotown.com/Owl/Visitation.html
Best regards,
Thomas Ashcraft
New Mexico
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