On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:05:57 -0500, "ks1u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The thing which is most interesting to me in these fireball sightings is the >color of the flame. The only fireball I saw was an orange/yellow. Is it >reasonable to make a guess as to the composition based on flame colors, in >the way geologists do a flame test? Or, are there too many other variables? You also have to take into account, I think, the composition of the atmosphere around the meteor. (Here's a page on the aurora that I googled up, but the info should be fit for the ionization of atmospheric gasses by a meteroid, too http://www.wonderquest.com/NorthernLightsOxygen.htm). FWIW, I've seen plenty of fireballs that are green, and about the same apparent size and brightness as a round from a roman candle. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
