标签: lightning

国际太空站拍到的巨大喷流

The edge of the Earth is seen from space at night. The curving horizon is tinted green but a red and blue jet rises from left. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
夜晚从太空中看到的地球边缘。弯曲的地平线呈绿色,但左侧有一股红蓝相间的喷流升起。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

喜马拉雅山脉上空的巨大喷流

A landscape showing a night sky over distant mountains is shown. Lakes dot the foreground in front of the mountains. Extending from above the mountains into the night sky are six bright jets. The jets are violet at the bottom but red at the top. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中是一幅风景画,画中远处群山之上是夜空。群山前方,湖泊点缀在前景中。六条明亮的喷流从群山之上延伸到夜空中。喷流底部呈紫色,顶部呈红色。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

红色精灵与绿树

2023年9月18日 The Red Sprite and the Tree Credit & Copyright: Maxime Villaeys Explanation: The sprite and tree could hardly be more different. To start, the red sprite is an unusual form of lightning, while the tree is a common plant. The sprite is far away — high in Earth’s atmosphere, while the tree is nearby — only about a football fie...

木星的闪电

2023年6月25日 Lightning on Jupiter Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M. Gill Explanation: Does lightning occur only on Earth? No. Spacecraft in our Solar System have detected lightning on other planets, including Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, and lightning is likely on Venus, Uranus, and Neptune. Lightning is a sudden rush o...

意大利上空的淘气精灵

2023年4月17日 ELVES Lightning over Italy Image Credit & Copyright: Valter Binotto Explanation: What’s that red ring in the sky? Lightning. The most commonly seen type of lightning involves flashes of bright white light between clouds. Over the past 50 years, though, other types of upper-atmospheric lightning have been confirmed, including red sprites...

比利牛斯山脉上空的星轨与闪电

2022年9月19日 Star Trails and Lightning over the Pyrenees Image Credit & Copyright: Marc Sellés Llimós Explanation: The beauty in this image comes in layers. On the bottom layer is the picturesque village of Manlleu in Barcelona, Spain. The six-minute exposure makes car lights into streaks. The next layer is a mountain — Serra de Bellmunt — of ...

捷克上空的红色精灵

2022年9月12日 Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Ščerba Explanation: What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 35 years ago: red sprites. Research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike, red sprites may start as 100...

玻多黎各上空的巨大喷流闪电

2021年9月29日 Gigantic Jet Lightning from Puerto Rico Video Credit & Copyright: Frankie Lucena Explanation: Have you ever seen a gigantic jet? They are extremely rare but tremendously powerful. Gigantic jets are a type of lightning discharge documented only this century that occur between some thunderstorms and the Earth’s ionosphere high above them....

山羊国度上空的闪电和月全食

2021年05月24日 Lightning Eclipse from the Planet of the Goats Image Credit & Copyright: Chris Kotsiopoulos (GreekSky) Explanation: Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular 2011 June 15 total lunar eclipse. Instead, storm clouds parted for 10 minutes during the total eclipse phase and lightning bolts contributed to the dramatic sky. Capture...

乌鲁鲁后方的闪电和猎户座

2021年05月10日 Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru Image Credit & Copyright: Park Liu Explanation: What’s happening behind Uluru? A United Nations World Heritage Site, Uluru is an extraordinary 350-meter high mountain in central Australia that rises sharply from nearly flat surroundings. Composed of sandstone, Uluru has slowly formed over the past 300 m...