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Unveiling the mysterious 'red sprite' lightning strikes over the Himalayas
- wglb 2y agoThe article includes a video. Lacking precise timestamps for detailed analysis, the research team developed an innovative method to synchronize video time using satellite trajectories and star field analysis. This innovative approach allowed them to determine the exact occurrence times of the sprites and link them to their parent lightning discharges. The paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00376-024-4143-5 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00376-024-4143-5
- aaron695 2y agoNo paywall - http://www.iapjournals.ac.cn/aas/article/doi/10.1007/s00376-024-4143-5?viewType=HTML http://www.iapjournals.ac.cn/aas/article/doi/10.1007/s00376-... Top view of a red sprite - https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sprite_iss.jpeg https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sprite_iss.j...
- userbinator 2y agoFor those wondering: There is nothing in the article about why they're red.
- gsf_emergency_2 2y agoExcited nitrogen (N2) in the zone of death? https://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/space/AtmosElec/spriteinfo.html https://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/space/AtmosElec/spritein...
- kelseydh 2y agoYoutube Stormchaser Pecos Hank has excellent footage of red sprites, and may have been the first person on earth to film a green sprite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGPQ5kzJ9Tg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGPQ5kzJ9Tg
- misnome 2y agoWow - and a warning. This article shows to me with the actual video that is a video - but a full mobile page before that, an ad that looks entirely like a video player, that opens a page looking like a full screen video player which _directly_ opens Apple Pay when you try to play it. That is some extremely shitty and actively user-hostile design. I have not seen this pattern before.