May 232022
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#WeatherWednesday On rare summer nights, ethereal forms leap into the skies above distant thunderstorms. Alien invaders? Not quite: it’s a jellyfish sprite, an extremely brief and rarely captured event associated with incredibly powerful lightning strikes. This event occurred above a powerful storm about 100 miles away as seen from McDonald Observatory on July 2nd, 2020. Image Credit: @hummel_stephen
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