The Turkish Space Agency made a statement about the meteor, which was seen in the western part of Turkey last night and scattering green light. The agency also scientifically explained why the meteor radiated green light.
Last night, citizens living in various parts of Turkey shared that they saw an object in the sky emitting green light. This object, which was seen around 23 o’clock at night, was seen especially in places such as Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Çanakkale and Balikesir. in the western provinces Today, the Turkish Space Agency made a statement on the subject.
Turkish Space Agency, in a post on Twitter, “A meteor glowing green was seen at various points in Turkey last night.” He gave his statements and confirmed that the object in question was a meteor. In addition, the post also included a scientific explanation about why this meteor radiated green light. The description of the displayed meteor TUA was as follows:
This is how the meteor was seen over Istanbul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFg5gbnXIDg
The meteor radiated green light thanks to its magnesium atoms:
“These celestial bodies can be observed in many different colors in the atmosphere due to their chemical structure. Meteors collide with a large number of air molecules when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere. These collisions eject the particle’s outer layers, creating a vapor of sodium, iron, and magnesium atoms.
Meteor color depends on whether metal atom emissions or air plasma emissions dominate. The color of many meteorites is caused by light emitted by metal atoms (blue, green, and yellow) in them, and light emitted by atoms and molecules in the air (red).
Metal atoms emit light as in sodium lamps: Sodium (Na) atoms give an orange-yellow light, iron (Fe) atoms a yellow light, magnesium (Mg) emits green dominant light. Ionized Calcium (Ca+) atoms, atmospheric nitrogen (N2) and oxygen atoms (O) and molecules can be seen in a purple hue while emitting a red light.”
This image is not of the meteor displayed!
On the other hand, let’s explain that the picture above shared with this news on social media is not a picture of a meteor. This photo taken by the Indian photographer Prasenjeet Yadav, It won the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year award in 2016.. The photo was taken by him while camping on the roadside in the West Gat Mountains in southern India.