(moving) APODGigantic Jets over Himalayan Mountains
Image Credit & Copyright: Li Xuanhua
The Sign Painter@APoD these are red sprites, are they not? I wonder how far away this photo was taken for this perspective.
Simeon Schmauß@the_sign_painter @APoD these are gigantic jets, they are also transient luminous events, but much larger and contrary to Sprites they connect down to the cloud.
The photographer stated on Twitter that he was about 300km away from them.
The photographer stated on Twitter that he was about 300km away from them.
WndlB@stim3on @the_sign_painter @APoD your tax $$ @ work: "a type of lightning discharge that occurs between some thunderstorms and the Earth's ionosphere high above them. They are an unusual type of lightning that is much different from regular cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning."
Mat♯ Hmm♯ ∞
EdwardCam285@APoD Interesting. What exactly are these jets?
Mr. Techie 
@APoD This is awesome
OldGeek@APoD
Funny if one reads the article they would have all their questions answered...
Funny if one reads the article they would have all their questions answered...
Adlangx@APoD what is that?
T. Emil Rivera-Thorsen@lightninhopkins The answer is in the link 😉
@thriveth oh, I have to read stuff?
Was just being lazy.
@lightninhopkins Not mandatory, but recommended reading!
Herndonite"Gigantic jets, documented only in this century, are a type of lightning discharge that occurs between some thunderstorms and the Earth's ionosphere high above them."
Knut Branson@APoD there must be a taco bell nearby.
Aviva Gary
not a martian, honest@APoD if what I have learned over the last few decades is right there is some Shonen action fight scene happening up there right now
ShaunL@APoD Beautiful and amazing!