Published on: 2025-05-02 10:02:54
A pair of astrophotographers teamed up with scientists to help them solve the mystery of “sprite fireworks.” On the night of May 19, 2022, two Chinese astrophotographers, Angel An and Shuchang Dong, captured a spectacular display of over one hundred red sprites over the Himalayas. Red sprites are an elusive form of lightning that is discharged into the upper atmosphere, which scientists still don’t fully understand. The pair of astrophotographers were shooting at an observation site, located
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