Astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed this 'sprite' above a thunderstorm as the ISS orbited over Mexico and the US last week.

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@dailygrail That’s one big sprite!
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Astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed this 'sprite' above a thunderstorm as the ISS orbited over Mexico and the US last week.

Click to embiggen for full eye candy.

@dailygrail

Better, open it in a tab, it's HUGE.

@dailygrail This is not a sprite but a gigantic jet - Ayers corrected her misinterpretation yesterday.
@dailygrail That’s one big sprite!