STEPS 2000
JD 00184 02 JULY 2000FINAL SPRITE LOG
The following is the final listing of the times of sprites imaged at the Yucca Ridge Field Station. These are on visual inspection of the LLTV video monitoring system. All times are UTC. The times refer to the start of the 17 ms field in which the TLE was first visible.
YRFS OPERATION LOGS: Major Sprite Outbreak in South Dakota. Highly Positive SD MCS generates huge number of small, dim sprites Many sprites repeat rapid fire in same area, why?
huge number of small dim sprites. Some were apparently occurring at the same place and flashing several times per minute. Mike and Walt at Pingree Park seminar. Tom solos with Elizabeth. STEPS up and then down by 2130Z.
NOTE: *denotes a possible duplicate event with the time above or below (same second or within one second), even though times are not exact. It is possible that there are more duplicate events between 04:25:29.988 and 05:33:40.736 than noted .The Sony/GEN III was on an integration mode without a time stamp from approx. 04:25:29.988 to 05:33:40.736; times were generated from a counter on a JVC VCR
-# denotes times when Sony/GEN III didn’t have a time stamp;time from counter
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(S) = Sprite; (E) = Elve; (B) = Blue Jet; (CF/CG) = Cloud/Ground flash; (M)=Meteor
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00-184
2 July 2000
SPRITE Times
03:30:05.049 [S]
03:33:59.549 [S]
03:35:52.478 [S]
03:36:53.205 [S]
03:46:34.017 [S]
03:47:07.985 [S]
03:47:26.787 [S]
03:47:47.791 [S]
03:48:00.354 [S]
03:48:05.275 [S]
03:48:41.710 [S]
03:48:49.853 [S]
03:49:27.841 [S]
03:49:49.879 [S]
03:50:04.394 [S]
03:51:01.884 [S]
03:52:46.205 [S]
04:05:08.027 [S]
04:07:42.665 [S]
04:08:43.976 [S]
04:08:55.371 [S]
04:09:16.725 [S]
04:09:25.050 [S-]
04:09:25.489 [S]
04:09:41.817 [S]
04:09:52.294 [S]
04:10:02.571 [S]
04:10:17.853 [S]
04:10:35.104 [S]
04:10:40.209 [S]
04:11:14.676 [S]
04:11:43.538 [S]
04:11:56.585 [S]
04:13:38.769 [S]
04:24:27.716 [S]
04:25:25.807 [S]
# 04:25:29.988 [S]
04:26:55.213 [S]
# 04:26:59.328 [S]
04:28:46.590 [S+]
04:28:46.757 [S]
# 04:28:50.600 [S]
# 04:28:50.736 [S]
# 04:30:14.668 [S]
04:31:45.802 [S]
# 04:33:08.804 [S]
# 04:33:10.260 [S]
# 04:34:34.056 [S]
04:34:45.698 [S]
# 04:34:49.328 [S]
# 04:35:00.988 [S]
# 04:35:09.600 [S]
# 04:35:14.668 [S]
# 04:35:24.598 [S]
# 04:35:29.872 [S]
# 04:35:33.988 [S]
# 04:35:37.192 [S]
# 04:35:40.804 [S]
# 04:35:44.192 [S]
# 04:35:53.988 [SE]
# 04:35:56.668 [S]
# 04:35:58.600 [S]
# 04:36:01.988 [E]
# 04:36:04.804 [SE]
# 04:36:19.736 [S]
# 04:36:25.600 [S]
# 04:36:28.192 [S]
# 04:36:36.056 [S]
# 04:36:40.532 [S]
# 04:36:53.056 [S]
# 04:36:59.328 [S]
# 04:37:10.464 [S]
# 04:37:15.921 [S]
# 04:37:21.056 [S]
# 04:37:22.988 [S]
# 04:37:24.532 [S]
04:37:25.924 [E]
04:37:25.941 [S]
# 04:37:26.328 [S]
# 04:37:29.396 [S]
# 04:37:31.600 [S]
# 04:37:37.056 [S]
# 04:37:41.988 [S]
# 04:37:50.804 [S]
# 04:37:56.192 [S]
04:38:06.331 [S]
04:38:09.667 [S]
# 04:38:09.736 [S]*
# 04:38:13.056 [S]
04:38:15.323 [S]
# 04:38:18.736 [SE]
04:38:20.078 [S-]
# 04:38:23.464 [S]
04:38:24.132 [S]
# 04:38:32.921 [S]
04:38:35.827 [S-]
04:38:41.466 [S]
# 04:38:44.804 [S/E]
04:38:45.003 [S]
# 04:38:48.396 [S]
04:38:54.379 [S]
# 04:38:57.736 [SE]
04:38:58.683 [S]
# 04:38:59.464 [S]*
04:38:59.634 [S]
04:39:00.118 [S]
04:39:01.652 [S]
# 04:39:02.056 [S]
# 04:39:02.988 [S]
# 04:39:03.532 [S]
# 04:39:04.988 [S]
04:39:16.567 [S]
# 04:39:19.921 [S]
# 04:39:23.668 [SE}
# 04:39:26.600 [S]
# 04:39:29.396 [S]
04:39:33.401 [S]
# 04:39:36.736 [S]
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# 04:39:52.921 [S]
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# 04:40:00.988 [S]
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# 04:40:23.532 [S]
04:40:25.987 [S]
# 04:40:27.921 [S]
# 04:40:29.260 [S]
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# 04:40:37.056 [S]
04:40:40.268 [S]
# 04:40:43.532 [SE]
# 04:40:51.988 [S]
04:40:52.079 [S]
# 04:40:55.328 [S]
# 04:41:04.124 [E]
# 04:41:04.192 [S]
04:41:40.361 [S]
# 04:41:43.600 [E]
04:41:44.648 [S]
# 04:41:47.872 [S]
# 04:41:54.396 [S]
04:42:02.149 [S]
# 04:42:05.328 [S]
04:42:28.175 [S]
# 04:42:31.328 [S]
# 04:42:35.464 [S]
# 04:42:45.668 [S]
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# 04:42:56.532 [S]
04:43:25.299 [S]
# 04:43:28.396 [S]
# 04:43:59.988 [S]
04:44:36.336 [S+]
04:44:36.886 [S]
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# 04:44:39.921 [S]
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# 04:46:04.056 [E]
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# 04:48:45.838 [E]
# 04:49:12.566 [S]
# 04:49:23.906 [S]
04:49:42.290 [S]
# 04:49:45.022 [S]
# 04:49:50.260 [S]
04:49:52.184 [S]
04:49:54.419 [S]
# 04:49:54.954 [S]*
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# 04:50:22.498 [S]
04:50:47.455 [S]
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04:51:52.604 [S]
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# 04:52:28.226 [S]
04:52:36.364 [S]
# 04:52:38.954 [S]
04:52:42.287 [S]
# 04:52:44.906 [S]
# 04:54:25.988 [S]
04:54:34.232 [S]
04:54:46.327 [S+]
# 04:54:48.600 [S]
# 04:54:58.532 [S]
# 04:55:09.532 [S]
# 04:55:28.124 [S]
# 04:55:41.532 [S]
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# 05:02:55.192 [S]
# 05:02:55.328 [S]
05:03:58.660 [S+]
# 05:04:00.600 [S]
05:05:05.543 [SE]
05:05:05.560 [S]
# 05:05:07.396 [S]
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05:06:12.860 [S]
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# 05:09:38.988 [S]
05:09:44.304 [S]
# 05:09:45.872 [S]
05:10:35.856 [S+]
# 05:10:37.328 [S]
NOTE: Sony off integration mode at this point, but times (#) are still from the counter on the JVC VCR
05:11:02.465 [S]
# 05:11:03.923 [S]
# 05:11:37.938 [S]
# 05:12:31.787 [S]
# 05:13:21.039 [S]
# 05:13:27.532 [S]
05:13:44.793 [S]
# 05:13:46.073 [S]
# 05:14:34.056 [S]
# 05:15:10.872 [S]
05:16:33.378 [S]
# 05:16:34.481 [S]*
05:16:55.083 [S]
# 05:16:56.175 [S]*
05:17:03.525 [S]
# 05:17:04.600 [S]*
05:17:19.624 [S]
# 05:17:20.685 [S]*
05:17:26.681 [S]
# 05:17:27.753 [S]*
05:17:40.312 [S]
# 05:17:41.345 [S]*
05:17:48.703 [S]
# 04:17:49.753 [S]*
05:18:17.782 [S]
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# 05:18:24.260 [S]*
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05:18:35.149 [S]
# 05:18:36.024 [S]*
05:18:49.881 [S]
# 05:18:50.855 [S]*
05:18:54.201 [S]
# 05:18:55.158 [S]*
# 05:19:07.921 [S]
# 05:19:34.396 [S]
05:19:39.380 [S-]
# 05:19:40.311 [S]*
05:20:19.620 [S]
# 05:20:20.498 [S]*
05:20:21.806 [S]
# 05:20:22.685 [S]*
05:20:28.262 [S]
# 05:20:29.024 [S]
05:20:42.309 [S-}
05:21:04.348 [S]
# 05:21:05.175 [E]
# 05:21:05.192 [S]
05:21:04.481 [S+]
# 05:21:05.311 [S]*
05:21:09.369 [S]
# 05:21:10.209 [S]*
05:21:12.940 [S]
# 05:21:13.787 [S]*
05:21:54.648 [S]
05:21:56.800 [S]
# 05:21:57.566 [S]*
# 05:22:06.277 [S]
05:22:19.005 [S]
# 05:22:20.566 [S]
05:22:41.661 [S-]
# 05:22:42.396 [S]
05:22:42.779 [S]*
# 05:22:4.464 [S]
# 05:23:13.770 [S]
05:23:24.588 [S]
# 05:23:25.277 [S]*
# 05:23:25.923 [S]
# 05:23:26.122 [S]
# 05:23:28.158 [S]
05:24:16.289 [S]
# 05:24:16.938 [S]*
#05:24:31.107 [S]
#05:24:34.039 [S]
05:24:34.424 [S]*
05:25:13.196 [S-]
05:25:24.190 [S]
# 05:25:24.770 [S-]*
05:25:25.641 [S+]
# 05:25:26.209 [S]*
05:25:45.845 [S]
# 05:25:46.396 [S]*
# 05:26:25.311 [S]
# 05:26:34.158 [S]
# 05:26:49.532 [S]
05:27:02.254 [S]
# 05:27:02.719 [S]*
05:27:18.187 [S]
05:28:00.162 [S]
05:28:00.445 [S]
# 05:28:00.600 [S]*
# 05:28:00.855 [S]
# 05:28:32.209 [S]
05:29:08.797 [S]
05:29:29.718 [S]
# 05:29:30.056 [S]*
05:29:39.661 [S]
# 05:29:39.971 [S]*
05:30:54.051 [S]
# 05:30:54.294 [S]*
05:31:01.876 [S]
# 05:31:02.107 [S]
05:32:03.304 [S]
# 05:32:03.481 [S]*
05:32:36.086 [S]
# 05:32:36.209 [S]*
05:32:45.763 [S]
# 05:32:45.889 [S]*
05:32:47.164 [S]
# 05:32:47.277 [S]*
05:32:47.982 [S+]
# 05:32:48. 090 [S]*
05:33:40.651 [S]
# 05:33:40.736 [S]*
05:34:08.262 [E]
NOTE: Sony Time stamp came on ~05:34:47.107
05:34:26.563 [S]
05:34:47.001 [S]
05:34:51.311 [S]
05:34:56.843 [S]
05:35:19.399 [S]
05:35:30.734 [S]
05:35:57.245 [S]
05:36:01.149 [E]
05:36:01.157 [S]
05:36:11.225 [S]
05:36:45.660 [S]
05:37.04.329 [S]
05:37:13.095 [S]
05:38:03.179 [S]
05:38:13.873 [S]
05:38:13.517 [S]
05:38:31.517 [S]
05:38:39.481 [S]
05:39:03.205 [S]
05:39:12.915 [S]
05:39:13.332 [S]
05:39:52.933 [S]
05:39:53.150 [SE]
05:40:35.297 [S]
05:40:39.146 [S]
05:42:31.012 [S]
05:42:51.113 [S]
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05:43:36.876 [S]
05:44:57.717 [S]
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05:47:09.775 [S]
05:47:51.217 [S]
05:48:07.433 [S]
05:48:17.056 [SE]
05:49:21.838 [S]
05:49:51.251 [S-]
05:50:44.153 [S]
05:50:45.004 [S/H]
05:51:58.961 [S]
05:52:33.286 [S]
05:52:36.498 [S]
05:52:40.537 [S]
05:53:53.800 [S]
05:54:40.614 [S]
05:55:23.941 [S]
05:55:37.689 [S]
05:56:01.913 [S]
05:56:06.584 [S-]
05:56:26.054 [S-]
05:58:52.136 [S]
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05:59:18.679 [S]
05:59:22.519 [S]
05:59:44.705 [S]
05:59:57.118 [S]
06:00:00.271 [S]
06:01:12.611 [S-]
06:02:33.526 [S]
06:03:48.235 [S]
06:04:05.235 [S]
06:05:01.440 [S]
06:05:25.063 [S]
06:05:41.730 [S]
06:06:08.043 [S/H]
06:06:14.829 [S]
06:06:40.652 [S]
06:07:29.254 [S]
06:10:55.534 [S]
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