(meteorobs) Eastern Texas Meteor Event 14JUN2011

[Paul Jones]

Marco, George and Wayne,
    Thank you guys so much for "having my back" on this...;o).  And I
apologize to the list for unintentionally "firing" up this issue again.  I
just can't help it, once an observer, always an observer...
Seems like fireballs are intrinsically an emotional topic among meteor
observers and probably always will be.   What really amazes and distresses
me most about Dirk's posts are both how often these events occur and how
often I personally miss them...;o(.

Regards to all, Paul in north Florida

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Marco Langbroek <
marco.langbroek at wanadoo.nl> wrote:

> Op 15-6-2011 17:07, Jim Gamble schreef:
> > A counter opinion...no evidence
>
>
> On the contrary Jim: what Paul correctly pointed out is that one and the
> same
> meteor was ascribed a whole gamma of colours by different observers: they
> did
> not all report it to have one particular colour.
>
> That *is* very strong evidence of the point he made: that colour perception
> in
> fireballs is a very personal thing. This case points that out again.
>
> We just had a long-running discussion about fireball colours on this list,
> focussing on the reality of a bias towards "green" in fireballs.
>
> Paul's comment was valid, to the point, and yes: constructive.
>
> - Marco
>
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