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4th from 2005 - 2011

Annual fireworks display put on by chemists (and one physicist) at the Morton home.
Several have been to appropriate training and have jumped through many hoops to buy and get permissions to launch major fireworks.
Fireworks photos taken from launch area - camera pointed straight up.
View from launch area
View from launch area
Beer
Beer
Bob
Bob
Going to Launch Site
Going to Launch Site
Setup for Roman candles
Setup for Roman candles
Digging in the Mortar Tubes
Digging in the Mortar Tubes
Launch tubes
Launch tubes
Fuse Lit and Escape
Fuse Lit and Escape
Delivery vehicle
Delivery vehicle
Instructions for safety
Instructions for safety
Launches from mortar tubes
Launches from mortar tubes
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One went just a few feet up, exploded,  and set fire to weeds
One went just a few feet up, exploded, and set fire to weeds
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27  (Thunderstorm approaching and wind picking up)
27 (Thunderstorm approaching and wind picking up)
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32 Roman candles
32 Roman candles
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Roman candles (vetically flipped and rotated view)
Roman candles (vetically flipped and rotated view)
Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
Halloween Pennant - Celithemis eponina
Swift Setwing - Dythemis velox
Swift Setwing - Dythemis velox
Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa
Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa
Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
Autumn Meadowhawk - Sympetrum vicinum
Familiar Bluet - Enallagma civile
Familiar Bluet - Enallagma civile