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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > >>> To: James Masny <[email protected]> > >>> Cc: Meteorite List <[email protected]> > >>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 > >>> > ______________________________________________ > >>> > > >>> > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > >>> > Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> > [email protected] > >>> > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>> ______________________________________________ > >>> > >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > >>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>> > >>> > >> > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
