"Gigantic Jets" of lightning over OK

[Mike Kovalchick]

I thought this very interesting...somebody watching for meteors just captured this on video:

http://spaceweather.com/swpod2007/23aug07/giganticjets.wmv


"Gigantic Jets are lightning-like discharges that spring from the top of thunderstorms, reaching all the way from the thunderhead to the ionosphere 50+ miles overhead. They're enormous and powerful"


http://spaceweather.com/

EDIT: Opps-Already another thread here: http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13552

 

[Darren Addy]

Those links and more. Very cool stuff. It is just amazing how much we don't yet know.

 

[Eric Flescher]

fantastic videos a must see

A few years ago, for my EOAS class for kids, we were doing enigma projects . One kid told me about sprites and find out about them after I suggested he do a report research on lightning. Never heard of them but we soon did.
This video is the best ever I have seen of photos/videos of sprites.

Amazing video and a must see. Congrats to the author.