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Sprites and Ghosts

3 separate squall lines over the SE Aegean sea, were producing TLEs all night long, during the night of Dec. 4, 2021. This is one of my favorites from that night. This one produced a "green ghost" too. Green "ghosts" are thought to be green emissions from excitation of atomic oxygen, on top of big sprite events. All these TLEs appear, under specific circumstances, above active thunderstorms. On this night, more than 300 events were recorded. Surely one of the nights to remember. I've used a Sigma 85 mm lens at f/1.4, for 1/25'' with 51.2k iso. More about the Greek Team chasing red sprites and TLEs in general: antisimvatikos.blogspot.com/2019/05/tles-greek-archive-of...

 

What is a red sprite? Info here: antisimvatikos.blogspot.com/2017/04/red-sprite.html

 

Photography and Licensing: doudoulakis.blogspot.com/

 

My books concerning natural phenomena / Τα βιβλία μου σχετικά με τα φυσικά φαινόμενα: www.facebook.com/TaFisikaFainomena/

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Taken on December 16, 2021