Colorful Meteor

Environmental & Science Education, STEM, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Earth Science, Earth Systems

Ed Hessler

This entry from Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) begins "Meteors can be colorful" and then shows  just how colorful. The description includes an explanation. 

This fireball lasted less than a second but much was going on during that time in terms of color. The image was taken over Missouri.