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A comet is a type of firework star fired into the sky from the ground which leaves a long trail of sparks in its wake as it flies through the air. A low noise effect that is popular in pyro-musicals because comets can be easily synchronized to music given their instantaneous impact.
Pumped stars are stars that have been pumped using a star pump. A dampened composition is put in the star pump and is pressed against a flat surface and ejected again, creating cylinder shaped stars. Cut stars are stars with a dampened composition spread out onto an even layer on a flat surface. These stars are cut into cubes.
A sparkler on a Christmas tree A "Morning Glory" type sparkler, emitting small pyrotechnic stars during this phase of the burn Sparklers are popular fireworks for children Moving sparklers quickly can create attractive patterns. A sparkler is a type of hand-held firework that burns slowly while
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Colors in fireworks are usually generated by pyrotechnic stars—usually just called stars—which produce intense light when ignited. Stars contain four basic types of ingredients. Stars contain four basic types of ingredients.
Fireworks lit the sky over Liberty Memorial Saturday night during the Stars and Strips Picnic Independence Day celebration at the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
The salute may be fired on the ground (ground salute) or launched from a mortar as a shell (aerial salute). Due to the nature of the effect, large salutes are some of the more hazardous fireworks. Most of the "salutes" are made with flash powder. Flash powder has a fast burn rate, unlike black powder.