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Judi Lynn

(160,662 posts) Tue Aug 1, 2017, 11:58 AM Aug 2017

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Jet Lightning! Rarely Seen 'Gigantic Jets' Spotted by Cloud Cam (Video)

By Steve Spaleta, Space.com Senior Producer | July 31, 2017 05:00pm

A spectacular outburst of jet lightning, also known as "gigantic jets," was captured by the Gemini Observatory’s cloud camera on Mauna Kea in Hawaii on July 24.

https://www.space.com/37650-jet-lightning-blue-jets-gemini-observatory-video.html?utm_source=notification

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Jet Lightning! Rarely Seen 'Gigantic Jets' Spotted by Cloud Cam (Video) (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2017 OP

Very cool! orangecrush Aug 2017 #1

How is this different from sprites? sakabatou Aug 2017 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Aug 2017 #6

It doesn't have... orangecrush Aug 2017 #7

Judi, always love your posts. Please don't stop. This was excellent. byronius Aug 2017 #2

wayyyy cool!! niyad Aug 2017 #3

Wow! What would that do to an aircraft passing through it? 50 miles is pretty high, though. C Moon Aug 2017 #4

orangecrush

(19,662 posts)

1. Very cool!

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Tue Aug 1, 2017, 12:19 PM

Aug 2017

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Thanks for sharing this!

sakabatou

(42,202 posts)

5. How is this different from sprites?

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 4, 2017, 06:31 AM

Aug 2017

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orangecrush This message was self-deleted by its author.

orangecrush

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7. It doesn't have...

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Fri Aug 4, 2017, 11:15 PM

Aug 2017

byronius

(7,410 posts)

2. Judi, always love your posts. Please don't stop. This was excellent.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 01:05 PM

Aug 2017

niyad

(113,856 posts)

3. wayyyy cool!!

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Tue Aug 1, 2017, 01:17 PM

Aug 2017

C Moon

(12,226 posts)

4. Wow! What would that do to an aircraft passing through it? 50 miles is pretty high, though.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 01:32 PM

Aug 2017

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