(meteorobs) Zodiacal Lights and peaks of Meteor showers?

[Marco Langbroek]

Green hue? Sure it wasn't aurora then?

- Marco


Thomas Dorman wrote:
> Hi.All
> Out here in far west Texas on Sunday morning we had an
> unusual bright display of Zodiacal lights.I live in a
> moderately light polluted area and the Zodiacal lights
> were so bright on Sunday morning November 19 that they
> punched through the light dome in my area.This display
> of bright Zodiacal lights was also observed by members
> of the El Paso Astronomy club about 50 miles to my
> east at our club's dark sky site at Williams ranch.The
> El Paso Astronomy Club's dark sky site is one the best
> dark sky sites in the U.S..My questions are is there a
> correlation between the brightening of the Zodiacal
> lights and the peak of a major meteor shower? Zodiacal
> lights on the morning November 19 also had a
> pronounced green hue.Is this green hue a common
> observed effect with the Zodiacal lights?I can't
> remember ever seeing a green color with the Zodiacal
> lights.Hope this is not to off topic.
> Regards
> Thomas Dorman
> Horizon City,Texas  
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