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RE: (meteorobs) Green meteors



Lew wrote:

>Sure is an interesting topic though, and one which might rarely come up if 
it
>weren't for us "weird" meteor observers thinking about such things... :)



Lew:   I am beginning to feel weirdness closing in on me:  After all, I've 
confessed, I've seen only one distinctly green meteor over half a century 
of spying on the night sky.

Thanks, everyone who replied, for sharing your knowledge and experiences, 
 and to Bob Yen for sharing your impressive photos with us.

Just a few comments:  The Perseids have always tended towards the yellow 
portion of the spectrum for me; the Geminids and Leonids I perceive as 
being more towards the white.

Last December, on the morning of the Geminids maximum, I stepped out my 
back door prepared to watch for meteors and also listen for their 
"signatures" on an F.M. radio.  No sooner had I turned on the radio than a 
mag. - 8 Geminid scorched a red, white and blue path from Gemini to 
northern Perseus.   It was the most patriotic meteor I recall seeing.  I 
did not know whether to salute it or shout at it, so I muttered a "Wow" 
instead.   The fireball had no effect whatsoever on F.M. reception that I 
could tell.  This was the morning of my first attempt at coordinated 
looking/listening.

Our eyes obviously differ in their sensitivities to colors and details, 
especially under conditions of low illumination.

George Kelley



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