[meteorite-list] Different colors of meteors/shooting stars

From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:18:27 -0700
Message-ID: <CAMseTy0Vzq8eGDuiWGhtB0uDraC2Uf-xeMuNoiKKZUDQgtBs-g_at_mail.gmail.com>

Perhaps this link is more relevant:
http://laserstars.org/data/elements/ (please correct me if I'm wrong).

Michael in so. Cal.

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com> wrote:
> It was graciously pointed out to me that I erred and linked color
> spectra as produced by oxidation rather than by ionization, so feel
> free to disregard my link as it relates to meteors.
>
>
> "My bad",
> Michael in so. Cal.
>
>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com>
>>> To: James Masny <sciflyer25 at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Meteorite List <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 9:50 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Different colors of meteors/shooting stars
>>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> This link should provide some additional info:
>>> http://webmineral.com/help/FlameTest.shtml
>>>
>>>
>>> Happy gazing,
>>> Michael in so. Cal.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:38 PM, James Masny <sciflyer25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Good evening list. Sorry if this has been discussed before, but are
>>> > different colors of meteors streaking through the atmosphere
>>> > indicative of certain minerals burning up? And what color represents
>>> > what minerals? I remember the 2001 Leonids, and seeing so many
>>> > different colors - pink, blue, white, yellow, green, orange. The
>>> > other night, I was outside, and I caught 2 fireballs, 1 changed color
>>> > from yellow to red, another from white to yellow.
>>> >
>>> > All the best
>>> > Jim
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