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One of the greatest lightning shots I've seen
- Thread starter Ryan McGinnis
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Anthony Petito
EF4
Holy cow... That shot is amazing! Any information on where it was taken/what the heck it's hitting?
Jayson Prentice
EF5
Yea, I saw that shot ealier this week! It is really amazing at the quality of the picture!! From what I can tell it looks like it is hitting somewhere within that town. Amazing either way!
Ryan McGinnis
EF5
I went back into the spaceweather archives to get the text -- here is what is says (it was from August 18th):
"Every 10 milliseconds somewhere on our planet a bolt of lightning plunges down from the clouds and strikes Earth. A few nights ago in the Mojave Desert, JPL astronomer James W. Young photographed a magnificent strike:
If this lightning bolt was like most, it heated the air around it to ~20,000o C or three times hotter than the surface of the sun. (No wonder lightning starts so many wildfires.) The bolt itself was lit by a thousand billion (1012) watts of electrical power. If you see such a display, take the picture, then take cover!"
David Drummond
Member
Wow, that really gives you a good perception of the three diminsionality (is that a word?) of lightning! :shock:
Scott Olson
EF5
Thats an awesome picture. If only we could harness that energy!Aaron Kennedy
EF5
I think David Drummond is working on that
Aaron
David Drummond
Member
I think David Drummond is working on that
Aaron
Alternative Fuel! Lightning Powered Chase Vehicle! 8)Dan Robinson
I was thinking the same thing. One of these days, on a day like June 12 there will be a bunch of chasers who get the same lightning bolt from silimilar distances but different angles. It would be great to put those together and 'rotate' the lightning around an axis! Even three chasers spaced apart by 1/2 mile or so shooting in the same direction would give a good 3d effect.
Andrea Griffa
EF5
Simply amazing...It could be interesting to know which kind of camera was used to take this pic.Andrew Geil
EF3
That is sweeeeeeeet. Talk about turning night into day... I bet there are some soiled pants in that town.
Dan Cook
EF5
wow. :shock:Carla Bisby
EF4
That's simply beautiful. Unique in that you can clearly see where the bolt connects with the ground. Perfect vantage point.
Tyler Allison
EF5
Actually...the best example of turning night into day that I've seen happens to be a picture I took this year. I didn't realize what I had captured until I went back into the house. It's only that bright for a split second so I never really realized.
Before strike
During strike
Large Versions Available HereB Ozanne
EF5
What that article failed to mention is that the JPL photographer was vaporized just a minute later by another 20,000C bolt of lightning.
Just kidding. Although I would be a little worried taking photos from his hilltop location.Similar threads
