[meteorite-list] Green Glowing Meteorites?

From: David Gunning <davidgunning_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:43:51 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <2915.69.50.53.154.1286408631.squirrel_at_webmail.fairpoint.net>

Wish I could help you with a link, but I did not think to save. A quick
google search of a meteorite video captured by high school football moms
over a Texas, I believe, Friday night football might suffice.

Not all the many offered football mom video shoots of this spectacular
meteorite fall captured the green glow but some of them did.

The meteor traversed the video field of vision from right to left which
left me with the distinct impression that it was traveling from east to
west, although I have no factual data to verify that gut reaction.

Dave Gunning




> This is the bow wave which we see as a cross section of a cone. It is
> the
> front boundary of a zone of compression twixt the bow wave and the
> surface of
> the
>
> meteor. The green color is from atmospheric oxygen being heated to the
> point of
>
> emitting its spectra bands which when combined together appears as green
> light
>
> The wave is usually too faint for a camera to pick up I'd love a link.
>
> Elton
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: David Gunning <davidgunning at fairpoint.net>
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 7:56:14 AM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Green Glowing Meteorites?
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> While checking-out available video footage of meteor falls I notice
>> there
>> appears to be a green colored glow emitting from the front of some
>> meteors. Is this due to air pollution or is there another possible
>> cause
>> such as a chemical composition of particularly green glowing meteors
>> being the likely cause?
>>
>> Too basic a question? Pardon my asking.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Dave Gunning
>>
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