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NASA-LRC Faint Meteor Spectra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Gale A. Harvey
Gale A. Harvey*
Affiliation:
Langley Research Center, NASAHampton, Virginia

Abstract

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A brief description is given of the instrumentation, the facilities, and the patrol technique used by the NASA Langley Research Center Faint Meteor Spectra Patrol. A classification of 500 meteor spectra obtained in the first 2-1/2 years of the patrol is given. The general characteristics of “typical” spectra are discussed and preliminary conclusions drawn. Examples of unusual spectra are briefly described.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 13: Evolutionary and Physical Properties of Meteoroids , June 1971 , pp. 131 - 139
Copyright
Copyright © NASA 1971

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