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To: MtnClimber

lil’ bit of copper in that one...


6 posted on 04/18/2025 5:47:24 PM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: sit-rep

You are probably correct. Some other metals will ionize to a blue color but the most likely for this comet is copper.

Several metals impart a blue color when ionized, notably copper(I), arsenic, cesium, indium, lead, tantalum, and cerium.


7 posted on 04/19/2025 3:32:55 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist ,MAGA)
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To: sit-rep; cpdiii

Beautiful shot. I really like the sequences of comets he has on his Astrobin page, illustrating the cometary structures over time.


8 posted on 04/19/2025 5:39:17 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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