(unknown charset) [meteorite-list] Different colors of meteors/shooting stars

From: (unknown charset) ohtsuka at jb3.so-net.ne.jp <ohtsuka_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:46:33 +0900 (JST)
Message-ID: (unknown charset) <201309100846.r8A8kXgo028145_at_ms-omx12.plus.so-net.ne.jp>

Also the following Borovicka's paper may be useful for this problem-solving:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994A%26AS..103...83B

Katsu OHTSUKA
Tokyo, JAPAN

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Mulgrew
> Sent: Tue, Sep 10 2013 17:19:20 JST
> To: Meteorite List
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Different colors of meteors/shooting stars
>
> Perhaps this link is more relevant:
> http://laserstars.org/data/elements/ (please correct me if I'm wrong).
>
> Michael in so. Cal.
>
> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It was graciously pointed out to me that I erred and linked color
> > spectra as produced by oxidation rather than by ionization, so feel
> > free to disregard my link as it relates to meteors.
> >
> >
> > "My bad",
> > Michael in so. Cal.
> >
> >
> >>> ________________________________
> >>> From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com>
> >>> To: James Masny <sciflyer25 at gmail.com>
> >>> Cc: Meteorite List <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> >>> Sent: Monday, September 9, 2013 9:50 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Different colors of meteors/shooting stars
> >>>
> >>> Jim,
> >>>
> >>> This link should provide some additional info:
> >>> http://webmineral.com/help/FlameTest.shtml
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Happy gazing,
> >>> Michael in so. Cal.
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:38 PM, James Masny <sciflyer25 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> > Good evening list. Sorry if this has been discussed before, but are
> >>> > different colors of meteors streaking through the atmosphere
> >>> > indicative of certain minerals burning up? And what color represents
> >>> > what minerals? I remember the 2001 Leonids, and seeing so many
> >>> > different colors - pink, blue, white, yellow, green, orange. The
> >>> > other night, I was outside, and I caught 2 fireballs, 1 changed color
> >>> > from yellow to red, another from white to yellow.
> >>> >
> >>> > All the best
> >>> > Jim
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