During some thunderstorms, red lightning called sprites shoot up into the top of the atmosphere.
Red lightning, also known as a"sprite", is an intriguing weather phenomenon associated with certain very intense thunderstorms. While an ordinary lightning flash extends downward from the clouds to the ground, a sprite shoots way up into the upper reaches of the atmosphere.
However, red lightning it only lasts for a millisecond or so, which makes it difficult to observe and study. Here’s a look at what scientists have learned so far about the phenomenon.Given their elusive nature,"sprite" is an appropriate name, although this is actually an acronym that stands for: Stratospheric Perturbations Resulting from Intense Thunderstorm Electrification.
Red sprites above the Atacama Desert, Chile. This image was taken by the European Space Observatory 3.6-meter telescope in 2019.Although it looks so striking when captured in a photograph, red lightning isn’t easy to observe from the ground, because it occurs high above the cloud layer.
In common with many weather phenomena, red lightning could in principle occur on other planets that have an atmosphere, not just
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