Once-in-a-lifetime meteor photo, captured by accident by Prasenjeet Yadav

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cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 32 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Must've had a lot of copper in that asteroid.

teft@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Probably nickel and/or salts of barium. Copper burns blue as a pyrotechnic colorant.

Ah ok. I was going to say nickel but I did a quick search and somehow I read that it was copper.

Depending on the salt you can make both blue and green. Copper sulphate flame test is a pretty common school lab practical isn't it?

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One of the coolest photos I've ever seen. I like mountains amid the human development too

AlbinoPython@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y (4 replies)

I know I'm being pedantic but aren't all pictures of meteors by accident?

LostXOR@fedia.io · 10 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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Also it's mentioned for emphasis. It may seem obvious but it's worth pointing out.

Nah, we predict metoer showers all the time.

I don't understand why they call it an "accident". The camera was set up and taking timed pictures. I just don't think "accident" is accurate

evroid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one...

but still they come

Looks like the Skunkworks guys finally figure out how to build a Deathstar laser.

Hootz@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

Clearly Jewish space lasers. This is just a cover-up

Why does the grainy effect make it seem so much more substantial?

doomslayer thats not mars doomslayer stop doo-

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That's neat