Re: (meteorobs) Re: Green Milky Way??

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: Green Milky Way??
• From: Stop Light Pollution! <GLIBA@grovx3.gsfc.nasadot gov>
• Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 10:31:39 -0400 (EDT)
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At 97-09-05 10:04:44 EDT Lunsford said:

>>On some mornings when the fog is so thick and there is no skyglow toward
>>the city, the summer Milky Way has a greenish hue to it. I have mentioned
>>this to George (who sees many green meteors) but I don't recall him ever
>>verifying any color.

At 97-09-05 10:21:38.05 EDT Zay replyed:

>I have noticed what seems to be a greenish cast to the milkyway at times.

The most transparent sky I have ever seen was without a doubt from the high
Seirras in Nevada in 1973. With a magnitude limit of 7.5 or better the Milky
Way looked milky white to me.

GWG

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