Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena

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Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena

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Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

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An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth's upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm.

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