Watch sprite lightning flash at 10,000 frames per second
Red sprite lightning is both mysterious and intriguing: sprites occur only at high altitudes above thunderstorms, only last for a thousandth of a second, and emit light in the red portion of the visible spectrum. Therefore, studying sprites has been notoriously difficult for atmospheric scientists. Top GIF animated from footage captured by Jason Ahrns. Elusive…
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Nancy Atkinson – Universe Today
