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Rare Sprites and Jets Photographed Above Thunderstorm – Weatherboy
While most are familiar with what a bolt of lightning below a thunderstorm looks like, the phenomena that occurs above a thunderstorm is less known and…
The little known and photographed atmospheric phenomena known as sprites and jets is captured above a thunderstorm by an observatory on Hawaii’s Big Island. Image: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/A. Smith
While most are familiar with what a bolt of lightning below a thunderstorm looks like, the phenomena that occurs above a thunderstorm is less known and even less photographed. Referred to as jets, sprites, and ELVES, an often colorful, magical light show can be seen high above…
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