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S. K. Riley @SKRiley_Author@universeodon.com

1/13/2026, 8:19:45 AM

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Red Sprites above The Kimberley, Western Australia.

Photographer Danny Welgama says red sprites happen in the blink of an eye.

#RedSprites #LuminousPlasma #ElectricalStorms #Photography #Australia

A fleeting burst of red light high above a Kimberley storm in Western Australia's far north has been caught on camera by photographer Danny Welgama, from 150-200 kilometres away.
These red sprites (and sometimes blue jets and gigantic jets) are shooting upwards, 40-90 kilometres above large thunderstorm clouds.

A Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson said while lightning strikes and red sprites were both large-scale electrical discharges, they were quite different.
Red sprites, a form of luminous plasma, occur in higher levels of the atmosphere, the stratosphere and/or mesosphere, compared to typical lightning, which is in the lowest layer, the troposphere.
Source: ABC Kimberley

earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social

1/13/2026, 8:40:09 AM

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@SKRiley_AuthorS. K. Riley

https://petapixel.com/2024/08/22/photographer-captures-enormous-red-sprite-in-the-sky-and-perseid-meteor-shower-paul-smith/

#RedSprites

Photographer Captures Enormous Red Sprite in the Sky and Perseid Meteor Shower

The sprite is roghly 30x30 miles large.

petapixel.com · PetaPixel

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