Green Light over england

[useyourillusion]

Hi I am not an astronomer or anything but the sky does interest me a lot.<br />Anyway I was out walking with a friend at around 2am, and we laid on some grass watching the sky.<br />We saw meteorites etc but we saw one thing we couldn't explain.<br />Out of nowhere a very bright green light dashed across the sky and got brighter then disappeared. <br />It only lasted for about 3 seconds.<br />It looked like a firework but it wasn't, 1. It came out of nowhere. 2. It made no noise. 3. It didn't explode.<br />I know it wasn't an aeroplane because it was moving at least 10 times as fast as other aeroplanes passing by. It wasn't flashing either.<br /><br />I am just interested to see what people think it was as I am confused.<br /><br />Thanks.

 

[yevaud]

Probably a Meteor.<br /><br />NASA 2002 Perseid Meteor Photo Gallery <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[harmonicaman]

It could have been man-made space debris reentering the atmosphere; but the Perseids are notable for their red, green, and blue colors. A meteor's speed and material composition both play a role in the color it produces. <br /><br /><b>Meteor (and fireball) Element Color Chart</b><br /><br />Sodium: Orange-yellow <br />Iron: Yellow <br />Magnesium: Blue-green<img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <br />Calcium: Violet <br />Silicon: Red<br /><br />APOD Perseid <br />

 

[yevaud]

The green color was what made me make the response I did.<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>