(meteorobs) Fwd: Amateur (meteor) spectroscopy

Mon May 16 12:03:22 EDT 2011

Here are Dr. Jiri Borovicka's comments on the Italian Bolide Spectrum.
Ed Majden
Courtenay, B.C. Canada

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jiri Borovicka <Jiri.Borovicka at asu.cas.cz>
> Date: May 15, 2011 11:24:38 PM PDT
> To: Ed Majden <epmajden at shaw.ca>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: (meteorobs) Amateur (meteor) spectroscopy
>
> Hello Ed,
>
> thank you for sending me the links. These are nice bright spectra  
> with low resolution. I am afraid, most of the identifications listed  
> are
> not correct. Mg I and Na I are likely present but most of the  
> observed features will be blends of more lines with this low  
> resolution.
>
> Best regards
>
> Jiri
>
>
>
> On 14.05.2011 17:34, Ed Majden wrote:
>> Dear Jiri:
>> Have you seen this Italian Bolide Spectrum? Very nice taken with  
>> simple
>> equipment. A very lucky capture! Any comments of this spectrum?
>> Best regards:
>> Ed
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> *From: * Nico Montigiani <montigiani at tin.it <mailto:montigiani at tin.it 
>>> >>
>>> *Date: * May 14, 2011 1:16:28 AM PDT
>>> *To: * Global Meteor Observing Forum <meteorobs at meteorobs.org
>>> <mailto:meteorobs at meteorobs.org>>
>>> *Subject: * *Re: (meteorobs) Amateur (meteor) spectroscopy*
>>> *Reply-To: * Global Meteor Observing Forum <meteorobs at meteorobs.org
>>> <mailto:meteorobs at meteorobs.org>>
>>>
>>> Hi to all,
>>> if you're interested, I have made some attempts to meteor  
>>> spectrography.
>>> My intrumentation is:
>>> Staranalyzer 100 filter + Mintron B/N camera + 6 mm lens +  
>>> UFOCaputure
>>> software + AstroSpectrum 1.0 software (by Ivaldo Cervini).
>>> My preliminary results can be seen on the following link on IMTN
>>> (Italian Meteor and TLE Network) forum:
>>>
>>> http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t672-spettro-bolide-del-20091116-221645-tu
>>> http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t672-spettro-bolide-del-20091116-221645-tu
>>> http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t699-spettro-bolide-20091213-052958
>>>
>>> Is obviously welcome any comments or suggestions.
>>>
>>> With best regards
>>> Nico Montigiani
>>>
>>> I.M.T.N. Italian Meteor and TLE Network
>>> www.imtn.it
>>> www.meteore.forumattivo.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Il 14/05/2011 2.40, Ed Majden ha scritto:
>>>> Sergei:
>>>> There is very little popular literature published on meteor
>>>> spectroscopy. I suggest you do a search with google for "Meteor
>>>> Spectroscopy". This will provide you with many links to look at. I
>>>> suggest you also go to the IMO Web Site and download the Meteor
>>>> Photography Manual available here:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imo.net/photo/handbook
>>>>
>>>> Chapter 3 is devoted to meteor spectroscopy. You can also download
>>>> various meteor papers from ADS located at: http://
>>>> adswww.harvard.edu/ You click on the section on "Search" then look
>>>> under Astrophysics andenter the various papers you would like to  
>>>> see.
>>>> You need a reference for the papers you are looking for.
>>>>
>>>> I suggest you download: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1958JRASC..52..169H
>>>> and http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A%26A...279..627B
>>>>
>>>> Peter M. Millman - Pioneer of Meteor Spectroscopy - His original
>>>> papers on this:
>>>>
>>>> http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1937AnHar..82..113M and
>>>> http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1937AnHar..82..149M
>>>>
>>>> Much of this information is dated but the principals still apply
>>>> today. Also visit the American Meteor Society Web site at:
>>>>
>>>> http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1937AnHar..82..149M
>>>>
>>>> I hope these links work. This should get you started.
>>>>
>>>> Ed Majden - AMS Meteor Spectroscopy
>>>> Courtenay B.C. Canada
>>>>
>>>> On 13-May-11, at 4:44 PM, Sergei Schmalz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This is really amazing, perfect timing! Just a few days before  
>>>>> this
>>>>> thread has been started here, I'd started the same discussion in
>>>>> Russian, German and (in private) Italian speaking meteor observing
>>>>> community, and here is it now on meteorobs. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> To keep the pace, does anyone know of some ground-laying  
>>>>> literature
>>>>> about meteor spectroscopy? Or at least general information on
>>>>> spectra of particular meteor showers and of sporadics? So far I've
>>>>> only read a chapter on meteor spectroscopy in the "meteor bible"  
>>>>> by
>>>>> I.S.Astapovich and the article "Double station and spectroscopic
>>>>> observations of the Quadrantid meteor shower and the implications
>>>>> for its parent body" (Kote et al., 2006). I would very much
>>>>> appreciate any further hints on meteor spectroscopy literature and
>>>>> articles. Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> With best regards
>>>>> Sergei Schmalz
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Wayne Hally<meteoreye at comcast.net> schrieb am Sa, 14.5.2011:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Von: Wayne Hally<meteoreye at comcast.net>
>>>>>> Betreff: Re: (meteorobs) Amateur spectroscopy
>>>>>> An: "'Global Meteor Observing Forum'"<meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>>>>>> Datum: Samstag, 14. Mai, 2011 00:24 Uhr
>>>>>> There's also an article in the
>>>>>> upcoming WGN about amateur spectroscopy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
>>>>>> [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org]
>>>>>> On Behalf Of Ed Majden
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 4:11 PM
>>>>>> To: RASCals Discussion List; RASC Victoria mailing list;
>>>>>> Global Meteor
>>>>>> Observing Forum; lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
>>>>>> Cc: Tom Field
>>>>>> Subject: (meteorobs) Amateur spectroscopy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Some of you may be interested in amateur spectroscopy, if
>>>>>> so see the link
>>>>>> below. Interest in spectroscopy is growing as it can
>>>>>> be done from sites
>>>>>> suffering from some light pollution unlike regular ccd
>>>>>> imaging.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ed Majden - Courtenay, B.C.
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