AW: [meteorite-list] Lunar Burn

[Chris Peterson]

The green color frequently seen in meteors (especially slow ones) is
from oxygen in the atmosphere, at 558nm. Other lines are present from
meteoroid constituents, and show up spectroscopically, but the eye's
sensitivity to green makes the 558nm line dominant visually.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cviau at beld.net>
To: "Martin Altmann" <altmann at meteorite-martin.de>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: AW: [meteorite-list] Lunar Burn


We are more sensitive to green, that is true, but does not the emmision 
of
green spectra in a burning object mean that there is some form of copper
in it?

> I guess green,
> cause the receptors in our eyes are most sensitive for this colour.
>
> Buckleboo!
> Martin