Hello and meteor Q

[DavidOfBanff]

Hello All, on this balmy and lovely clear night.

Meteor tonight. Came down in two distinct parts, one blue-green, the other orange, the one following the other, both trailing *sparklings* before disappearing almost on the sea's horizon, due north of Banff. All over in about a half a second.

What kind of meteor does that ?!?

Absolutely brilliant forums by the way: more than half of my googlings on scopes come here.

[Rusty Strings]

Hi David and welcome to SGL

[Dave1]

Hi and welcome to the forums. Yes they are a great resource these forums.

Don't know anything about meteors. Can't help you there im afraid.

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

I don't know much about meteors, but i think their mostly metallic? Certain metals burn with different colour flames, so might be worth looking into that...

Hope that helps

[yeti monster]

Meteors can be anything, small dust particles, rocks, comet trails. Anything unfortunate enough to fall into out atmosphere. The bright ones are best, sometimes you'll swear that you heard them go 'whooosh'....

[ScubaMike]

Hi David,

Welcome to the forum.

I'll be visiting your neck of the woods next week for a quiet break (Gardenstown).

Hoping that the Aurora will be visible.

[michigander]

Welcome to SGL, David!

Dana

[glowjet]

Hi David and welcome to SGL, your meteor was more than likely a slightly bigger than average piece of cosmic debris, which split on entering the Earths atmosphere, this would be different to a meteorite ( Achondrites ) which have traveled vast distances from such as the Asteroid Belt, these are very ancient and if it had been of any size would have really woken your neighborhood up

John.

[Dr_Who_46]

welcome

[phillc]

Hello David and a warm welcome to SGL.

phillc

[Charon]

Welcome to the forum David.

[MatthewC]

Welcome to Sgl David

[pessoa]

Hi and welcome.

[JamesM]

Hi David and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

James

[todd8137]

hi Dave and welcome i was looking for m101 last night and a great one streaked through the ep orange and red almost looked like little balls falling of the streak there ,the piscids shower may still be showing a few may be seen about 3 last night

October as the Orionids shower the best time to see this one is between the 15th/29 October,it peaks between 21st/22

there should be some good ones if the moon keeps out the way

[Quark]

Hello David & it's a warm welcome from me also

[DavidOfBanff]

Thanks all, you're very kind.

ScubaMike: There's good diving there, I believe. I've watched them from up on Troup Head.

David

[Astro Imp]

Hi David,

Welcome to SGL, glad you're enjoying it hear. This is the best forum on the web, no argument.

[Pete Presland]

hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire,not sure what sort of meteor but it must have been quite a sight!

[Mr Spock]

Hi David, welcome to SGL

[appalachik]

Hi David, welcome from me too

[Multi-Coated]

Hi & Welcome...........

[saturn4me]

Hi and welcome to SGL:)

[Hemsy]

Hi David - Welcome to SGL

I love watching meteors - gives you a good buzz but its all over too soon. Looking forward to the Draconids on Oct 8. Hope its clear skies that night.... Think the colours you see are due to metals in the meteor reacting with atmosphere....

[nobbytate]

Hi David and welcome to SGL