Chasing Sprites in Electric Skies

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Chasing Sprites Electric Skies Sprite Phenomenon Atmospheric Energy Thunderstorm Lightning High-Altitude Phenomena Transient Luminous Events Space Weather Earth's Upper Atmosphere Scientific Mysteries Celestial Lightning

Paul Smith is a night-sky fanatic and photographer. His obsession is sprites: immense jolts of light that flicker high above thunderstorms. Last October, he guided NASA scientist Dr. Burcu Kosar through the backroads of Oklahoma to catch one herself. Although she’d studied sprites for more than 15 years, she hadn’t yet chased one.

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