What Is a Sprite? Earth's Super Rare Red Lightning Explained
A kind of transient luminous event or TLE, a sprite occurs during lightning storms and is rarely observed with the human eye.
Red Lightning: Science behind the weather phenomenon | Space
Jul 13, 2022 · Red lightning, also known as a "sprite", is an intriguing weather phenomenon associated with certain very intense thunderstorms. While an ordinary lightning flash extends …
Red Lightning: Facts and Truths - Weather Geeks
Feb 15, 2024 · A red lightning is a form of electrical discharge in the upper atmosphere associated with thunderstorms. A wide electric field that gets generated by several lightning strokes …
Sprite (lightning) - Wikipedia
Sprites or red sprites are large-scale electric discharges that occur in the mesosphere, high above thunderstorm clouds, or cumulonimbus, giving rise to a varied range of visual shapes flickering …
Red Sprites – Like Lightning But Different
Nov 12, 2023 · Red Sprites result from the discharge of positive lightning between a thunderstorm cloud and the upper atmosphere. This discharge creates an electric field above the …
What are lightning sprites? How to photograph them - EarthSky
Jul 22, 2023 · Lightning sprites – also known as red sprites – happen in Earth’s mesosphere, up to 50 miles (80 km) high in the sky.
Is Red Lightning Real? - WorldAtlas
Jul 15, 2020 · Yes, red lighting or red sprite is real. However, it is not so common as usual lighting bolts, and it is not easy to observe or film. There are special conditions that need to be present …
Scientists Capture Rare Photographs of Red Lightning
Aug 21, 2013 · Scientists Capture Rare Photographs of Red Lightning. Graduate student Jason Ahrns and colleagues hunt the skies for sprites—fleeting streaks and bursts of color that can …
Red Light Therapy: Benefits, Side Effects & Uses
Dec 1, 2021 · Red light therapy (RLT) is a treatment that uses low levels of red light to reportedly improve your skin’s appearance, like reducing wrinkles, scars, redness and acne. It’s also …
A Midsummer Red Sprite Seen from Space - NASA
Jul 10, 2024 · Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), including red sprites, are colorful bursts of energy that appear above storms as a result of lightning activity occurring in and below storms …