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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Funny thing, I remember driving back from Canberra one early evening, and my wife and I both saw a tremendous fireball streak from the top of the windscreen, disintergrating as it went, throwing of chunks, flashing brigther and dimmer and it was quite a distinct green colour. Not the tint of the windscreen near the top as it didn't have any. I wonder what material could have caused such a striking colour on heating, copper?
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Yes, I was told the green was copper and yellow was sodium. Space junk tends to be purple, I've noticed. I keep meaning to check on the chemistry of the colours and make sure I've got it straight. Yet another thing to add to the 'to do' list.