标签: 红色精灵

红色精灵与绿树

2023年9月18日 The Red Sprite and the Tree Credit & Copyright: Maxime Villaeys Explanation: The sprite and tree could hardly be more different. To start, the red sprite is an unusual form of lightning, while the tree is a common plant. The sprite is far away — high in Earth’s atmosphere, while the tree is nearby — only about a football fie...

安地斯山脉上空的红色精灵

2021年03月30日 Red Sprite Lightning over the Andes Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN) Explanation: What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 30 years ago: red sprites. Recent research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground light...

精灵闪电的高清影像

2019 October 8 Sprite Lightning in HD Image Credit & Copyright: Stephane Vetter (TWAN) Explanation: This phenomenon occurs in the sky over our heads, not the sea. It is a type of lightning known as red sprite, and rarely has it ever been photographed in this detail. Even though sprites have been recorded for over 30 years, their root cause remains unknow...