Lyrids Backscatter Data

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By Trevor Clifton

The Lyrids may have been clouded out for visual observers, but Trevor managed to spot them using backscatter detection with his radio antenna.

The bar charts are produced in real time and a sample of the data log is attached.The first two bar charts show the run up to the event giving the background rate and the third the event itself.

Background detection rate in run up to the Lyrids (17th-18th April)
Background detection rate in run up to the Lyrids (17th-18th April)
Background detection rate in run up to the Lyrids (21st-22nd April)
Background detection rate in run up to the Lyrids (21st-22nd April)


Backscatter detection of the Lyrids 22nd-23rd April 2019
Backscatter detection of the Lyrids 22nd-23rd April 2019
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:03:50, 175.76,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:03:52, 178.07,Trace size                 ######### (9)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:09:19, 505.1,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:09:23, 509.42,Trace size                 ################# (17)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:10:49, 595.28,Bargraph total = 2             (2) Bar 1 IFF= 11"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:12:28, 693.54,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:12:30, 696.1,Trace size                 ########## (10)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:13:06, 732.28,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:13:11, 736.85,Trace size                 ################## (18)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:14:24, 809.89,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:14:25, 811.44,Trace size                 ###### (6)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:19:45, 1130.89,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:19:47, 1132.93,Trace size                 ######## (8)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:20:54, 1199.51,Bargraph total = 6             (4) Bar 2 IFF= 25"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:22:36, 1302.33,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:22:39, 1304.64,Trace size                 ######### (9)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:30:59, 1804.65,interferance detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:31:55, 1861.43,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:31:58, 1863.5,Trace size                 ######## (8)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:41:02, 2407.77,Bargraph total = 7             (1) Bar 3 IFF= 0"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 22:51:06, 3011.91,Bargraph total = 7             (0) Bar 4 IFF= 0"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 23:00:02, 3548.22,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 23:00:06, 3551.77,Trace size                 ############## (14)"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 23:01:10, 3616.07,Bargraph total = 8             (1) Bar 5 IFF= 0"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 23:11:14, 4220.25,Bargraph total = 8             (0) Bar 6 IFF= 0"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 23:13:09, 4335.41,Meteor detected"
 "MSG:22/04/2019 23:13:15, 4340.99,Trace size                 ###################### (22)"