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(meteorobs) Colourful fireball
A report on an unusualy vividly coloured meteor.
This was by far the most colourful meteor I hav ever seen. I have long
wondered about all the reports of coloured fireballs and only half believed
they could be that brightly coloured but this was really green.
>At 11:21 PM 1/15/01 +0000, you wrote:
>>Nick:
>>
>>As John and I were driving through Kilwinning, on our way home after
>>the meeting, we witnessed at 2202UT a bright fireball (-5,-6
>>approx)formed of three distinct 'blobs', all green, slow speed. I
>>think the event was located south of Regulus. Did you happen to see
>>the event as you were heading for Drongan?
>>
>>Tom
>Tom
>Yes Simon Lewis and myself both saw this.
>An amazingly vivid green, the most colourful meteor I have ever seen.
>I did not notice the three blobs I just saw a teardrop shape but I noticed
a few yellow 'sparks' following in it's train but no persistent trail. From
where we were on the dual carriageway east of Troon the meteor went in the
space between Regulus, Gamma and Theta Leonis.
>I am glad you saw it as it was so vivid I was wondering if it was a
firework but obviously not if you also saw it from 15 miles away.
>Best wishes
>Nick
>Ps. I will send a report to Meteorobs.
>
Nick Martin, Bonnyton House, By Ayr, Ayrshire KA6 7EW ,Scotland, UK.
Latitude 55 24'56" Longitude 4 26' 00".
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