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To: HOTTIEBOY

These meteors are very fast and usually burn blue-white to white.


4 posted on 08/11/2006 1:01:34 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: RightWhale

The middle pic is a true color pic.

The initial green color is thought to be the glow from oxygen in the atmosphere at altitudes above 100 kilometers or so, while sodium atoms and other constituents of the cometary dust grain itself contribute to the orange hues.


6 posted on 08/11/2006 1:03:52 PM PDT by HOTTIEBOY (I'm your huckleberry)
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