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 <mikest...@gmail.com> >> To: James Masny <sciflye...@gmail.com> >> Cc: Meteorite List <Meteorite-list@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 <sciflye...@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 >> > ______________________________________________ >> > >> > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> > Meteorite-list mailing list >> > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
