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 thu […]
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
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. Compos
2021年03月30日 Red Sprite Lightning over the Andes Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN) Explanation: What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 30 years ago: red sprites. Recent research has sh
