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Lightening Sprites Over Oklahoma

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Bunty:
Didn't know these things existed.  Since they only last as long as lightening they're hard to capture in a photograph.
http://earthsky.org/todays-image/photo-lightning-sprite-over-oklahoma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz3wvXuJujU&t=21s

miraculon:
That is a good one. I agree that it is the best that I have seen.

Greg H.

ocala:
Nice find
That's a great picture!
I have seen video's of them taken from the Colorado Rockies looking east into Kansas.
 

miraculon:
There was a PBS program a few years ago called "At the edge of space". It covered Sprites, and other phenomena.

The PBS site only shows a preview now, but I found it on YouTube.

Greg H.

Jstx:

--- Quote from: miraculon on May 31, 2018, 05:36:31 PM ---There was a PBS program a few years ago called "At the edge of space". It covered Sprites, and other phenomena.

The PBS site only shows a preview now, but I found it on YouTube.

Greg H.

--- End quote ---

I was going to mention that PBS "Nova" series program episode too (Season 40, Episode 23).
Here's the program link (below), it has a description, etc., and a full transcript. PBS now only makes program streams available for a short time, or to members (Passport), or you can buy a DVD/Bluray.
Can't blame them, they have to pay for producing this good stuff.
It was a danged good program, those sprites (and blue jets, etc) are scary weird stuff (Wikipedia link at bottom).

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/edge-of-space.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper-atmospheric_lightning

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