(meteorobs) Interesting Question

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• Subject: (meteorobs) Interesting Question
• From: "Kim Hay" <kimhay@adan.kingstondot net>
• Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:56:16 +0000
• Priority: normal
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Hi Everyone!!

Just got home from our Astronomy meeting, and a fellow member and I 
were talking about the meteor trains and the paths that stay 
luminated for a few secs or longer.

Now since the answer to my question, is probably in the IMO handbook 
or possibly I need to go and re-read the NAMN guide, why does the 
train of a meteor last longer in some meteors than others. 

Is there that much plasma in the meteor, or is the speed of the 
meteor that makes the train persist?

I hope someone can answer this, as this member is giving at talk next 
month on Terrestial Impacts, and I would like to answer his question, 
as I did not know why?

Thanks in advance

Kim 
 
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