Meteor Observations in Radio 20th June 2018

By Trevor Clifton

I recently changed my analysis software and the results and comments are below. The night of the 20th was just an ordinary night with no meteor shower expected.

Meteor observation using Speclab
Meteor observation using Speclab
Meteor detection in Speclab (type A)
Meteor detection in Speclab (type A)
Meteor detection in SpecLab (type B)
Meteor detection in SpecLab (type B)


First session using the 3D graphing capabilities of Spectrum Lab. The A form represents echo’s that form a vertical trace and the B form horizontal. This suggests that meteors are entering the antenna beam at two angles.

In addition to the entry direction sensitivity is better than the Airspy software.

[Editor’s note – See Trevor’s earlier post about his radio astronomy setup: Quadrantids 6th Jan 2018. Trevor has also agreed to give us a talk in the 2018/19 season]

Update: ISS and meteor close call. See how the meteor and ISS track almost coincide @ 23:58:50

ISS and meteor detection
ISS and meteor detection