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Just saw a huge Meteor/Meteorite
#584622 - 22/01/09 11:36 pm
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#584624 - 22/01/09 11:37 pm
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The green and yellow will be the iron content burning up.
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#584627 - 22/01/09 11:46 pm
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#584629 - 22/01/09 11:47 pm
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During the Leonids meteor shower in around 1998 or 1999, amongst many other meteors, there was one large fireball (similar to what you described), except it burst, and left green glowing plasma behind for about a minute afterwards !!!!!
Spectacular!!!
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#584631 - 22/01/09 11:49 pm
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Colors of meteors - The color of many Leonids is like the color of our sodium discharge lamps. For the same reason: meteoroids contain traces of sodium. The color of a meteor is an indication of its composition and the excitation temperature: sodium atoms give an orange-yellow light, iron atoms a yellow light, magnesium a blue-green light, calcium atoms may add a violet hue, while silicon atoms and molecules of atmospheric nitrogen give a red light.
http://www.cyprusastronomy.com/Meteors.htm
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#584668 - 23/01/09 01:33 am
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#584673 - 23/01/09 01:52 am
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#584705 - 23/01/09 07:29 am
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Just remember "Klaatu Barada Nikto"
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#584708 - 23/01/09 07:51 am
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#584889 - 23/01/09 11:19 am
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#584936 - 23/01/09 12:04 pm
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#585335 - 23/01/09 06:27 pm
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#585356 - 23/01/09 07:21 pm
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[quote=Wizard!]About 5-10 minutes ago I saw a HUGE meteor/meteorite in the sky. quote]
Hey that is cool but am I the only one picking up on this? Bro a meteorite is the name given to a projectile originating in space - i.e. a meteor - which survives an impact with the earth's surface. By definition you cannot see a meteor "in the sky".
Sorry but someone had to pick up on this
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#585357 - 23/01/09 07:22 pm
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It's akin to saying you saw a huge stalactite sticking up outa the ground
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#585410 - 23/01/09 08:30 pm
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I put meteor/meteorite in because I dont know if it hit the ground or not. It was still visible when it fell out of view behind the neighbours fence.
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#585412 - 23/01/09 08:34 pm
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[quote=Wizard!]About 5-10 minutes ago I saw a HUGE meteor/meteorite in the sky. quote]
Hey that is cool but am I the only one picking up on this? Bro a meteorite is the name given to a projectile originating in space - i.e. a meteor - which survives an impact with the earth's surface. By definition you cannot see a meteor "in the sky".
Sorry but someone had to pick up on this
And sorry, but you got your meteors and meteorites the wrong way around.
"The visible path of a meteoroid that enters Earth's (or another body's) atmosphere is called a meteor, or commonly a "shooting star" or "falling star". If a meteoroid reaches the ground, it is then called a meteorite."
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#585425 - 23/01/09 09:09 pm
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I don'tr care what its called, its damn cool, wish i saw it too!
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