Spectacular meteorite footage from Turkey

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Start date Sep 6, 2023
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The forum discussion centers on spectacular meteorite footage captured in Erzurum, Turkey. Participants express mixed opinions about the video's content, with one user commenting on the safety of individuals in the footage. The discussion also touches on the green flare observed, linking it to specific metals that produce a green flame during testing.

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Sep 6, 2023

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TL;DR: Some high quality footage.

The kid should have been dragged out of the way but still a good video.

https://news.sky.com/video/turkey-possible-meteor-lights-up-sky-in-erzurum-12953951

Green flare? A few metals have a green flame test. @davenn

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Sep 10, 2023

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ohhh nice :)

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