Comments on: How high up are meteors when they begin to glow? http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent A Clear Voice for Science Fri, 25 May 2012 03:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marc http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent/comment-page-1#comment-656499 Marc Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:50:28 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1425#comment-656499 EarthSky / Bruce, Can you help me fill in the missing blanks? (see below): Recap from this page and the meteor shower guide: http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide Leonids: 71 km/s – November; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft Perseids: 61 km/s – August; burn up @ 100 km (62 mi) – 327K ft Orionids: 67 km/s – October; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft Lyrids: 48 km/s – April; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft Geminids: 35 km/s – November; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft Fall Taurids: 30 km/s – November; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft Delta Leonids: 23 km/s – Not on either page… Draconids: 23 km/s – October; burn up @ 70 km (43 mi) – 227K ft Thanks! - EarthSky / Bruce,

Can you help me fill in the missing blanks? (see below):

Recap from this page and the meteor shower guide:
http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide

Leonids: 71 km/s – November; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft
Perseids: 61 km/s – August; burn up @ 100 km (62 mi) – 327K ft
Orionids: 67 km/s – October; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft
Lyrids: 48 km/s – April; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft
Geminids: 35 km/s – November; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft
Fall Taurids: 30 km/s – November; burn up @ ___km (__ mi) – ___K ft
Delta Leonids: 23 km/s – Not on either page…
Draconids: 23 km/s – October; burn up @ 70 km (43 mi) – 227K ft

Thanks!

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]]> By: danielle mc tinoem http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent/comment-page-1#comment-656399 danielle mc tinoem Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:10:06 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1425#comment-656399 scary scary

]]> By: aron http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent/comment-page-1#comment-656235 aron Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:35:19 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1425#comment-656235 jajajajajajaja jajajajajajaja

]]> By: Bruce McClure http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent/comment-page-1#comment-566277 Bruce McClure Fri, 06 May 2011 10:58:47 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1425#comment-566277 Dave, Meteors can fly in any number of directions. However, if you trace the paths of the Eta Aquarid meteors backward, they seem to radiate from a point in front of the constellation Aquarius. For more, here's a link to our May 4 program at http://earthsky.org/tonight/star-hop-to-the-radiant-of-the-eta-aquarids Bruce Dave,

Meteors can fly in any number of directions. However, if you trace the paths of the Eta Aquarid meteors backward, they seem to radiate from a point in front of the constellation Aquarius. For more, here’s a link to our May 4 program at http://earthsky.org/tonight/star-hop-to-the-radiant-of-the-eta-aquarids

Bruce

]]> By: Dave Drost http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent/comment-page-1#comment-566168 Dave Drost Fri, 06 May 2011 01:45:20 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1425#comment-566168 Can you tell me how one will know what direction a meteor will come into the atmosphere? Can you tell me how one will know what direction a meteor will come into the atmosphere?

]]> By: Eight Miles High | A Field Perspective on Engineering http://earthsky.org/space/at-what-altitude-do-meteors-become-incandescent/comment-page-1#comment-378731 Eight Miles High | A Field Perspective on Engineering Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:23:45 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=1425#comment-378731 [...] tend to glow and burn up between 40 and 70 miles up, depending on their arrival speed and the angle they hit the atmosphere at.   The ozone layer, which protects us from ultraviolet [...] [...] tend to glow and burn up between 40 and 70 miles up, depending on their arrival speed and the angle they hit the atmosphere at.   The ozone layer, which protects us from ultraviolet [...]

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