Re: Meteor spectrum components (was Re: (meteorobs) P/2000 G1 & Vgeo)

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• From: "Ed Majden" <epmajden@home.com>
• Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 20:36:38 -0700
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Lew wrote:

> I believe that our own Ed Majden, who is also coordinator of the American
Meteor
> Society's Spectrographic Program, might be able to provide some
perspective on
> this? Ed, looking at some of the meteor spectrographs you've published on
the
> Web, I get the impression that there *is* an observable continuum
component to
> meteor spectra - but also that the lines seem to the more intense
component?
>

Lew et al:

    Meteor spectra are predominantly emission line types.  There is indeed a
faint continuum component in some meteor spectra.  I'm not sure what the
current thinking is on this, so I have sent a message to Jiri Borovicka for
his comments.  I will let you know when I have the answer.

Ed Majden

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• Meteor spectrum components (was Re: (meteorobs) P/2000 G1 & Vgeo)
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