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Re: (meteorobs) Meteor colors
Jun asked:
>Are there some meteor showers that show a distinct preference for a meteor
>color other than
>the usual yellows and whites?
I looked up the Alastair McBeth reference I posted about here, and this is
what he reported for the JAS Meteor Section:
Delta Aquarids 1984 to 1990; Total DAU - 73
Red - 2
Orange - 3
Yellow - 60
Green - 0
Blue - 8
Violet - 0
Perseids 1985, 1988, 1989; Total PER - 670
Red - 9
Orange - 13
Yellow - 517
Green - 2
Blue - 128
Violet - 1
Taurids 1984 to 1990; Total Taurids - 122
Red - 1
Orange - 5
Yellow - 106
Green - 0
Blue - 9
Violet - 1
Geminids 1990; Total GEM - 225
Red - 4
Orange - 11
Yellow - 170
Green - 2
Blue - 38
Violet - 0
Mark Davis
MeteorObs@charlestondot net
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