Documentation
SkySentinel Allsky Camera Hardware
| Spalding AllSky Camera Build Guide | Version 2.0 |
SkySentinel Allsky Camera Software
| Latest Version of WSentinel | Version 1.2.3, 10 June 2016 (improved calibrations) |
| WSentinel Install Guide | Version 1.2 |
Four Event Files Created by WSentinel for Each Collection
All event files are titled by timestamp: <prefix>YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_uuu.ext
(prefix e, c, j, m).
| Text file of event recording start and stop times | example: e20141208_113351_707.txt |
| Spreadsheet of event metrics (.csv) | Spreadsheet column definitions (not included in the .csv) |
| Composite image of event frames (.jpg) | composite images can also be saved as .png |
| Video of event (.mp4) | video can also be saved as .mpg |
Auto Transfer Scripts
Transfers a node's local WSentinel events directory to the SkySentinel server. A node-specific,
customized synchronize.txt is required — provided on request to
jchavez@spalding-allsky.net.
| SSL Events Upload.pdf | Installation guide for the SkySentinel file transfer scripts used for automatic event uploads. Covers WinSCP (open source) download, install and batch file configuration. |
| SSL_Upload.bat | Batch file for the transfer scripts. Open-source script created by Liam O'Brien, Dixon Observatory, in support of SkySentinel. |
| synchronize.txt | Script file with command-line arguments for secure FTP and automatic synchronization of your local events folder with the SkySentinel events folder for your node. Open-source script created by Liam O'Brien, Dixon Observatory; customized for your node and sent to you on request. |
| Instructional video for the auto transfer scripts | Created by Liam O'Brien, Dixon Observatory |
Relevant Papers
| Analysis of the June 2, 2016 Bolide Event over Arizona | Palotai et al., 2019 |
| The flux of small near-Earth objects colliding with the Earth | Nature 420, 21 November 2002 |
| An Algorithmic Approach for Detecting Bolides with the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) | Sensors (MDPI) |
| Detection of Meteoroid Impacts by the Geostationary Lightning Mapper on the GOES-16 Satellite | Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 2018, doi: 10.1111/maps.13137 |
| The January 26, 2001 Fireball and Implications for Meteor Video Camera Networks | Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 97:271–276, December 2003 |
| An entry model for the Tagish Lake fireball using seismic, satellite and infrasound records | Meteoritics & Planetary Science 37:661–675, 2002 |