Angelic Red Sprite Over The Caribbean

Upload your images | Login | FAQ | Contact the Webmaster | Home

Angelic Red Sprite over the Caribbean
Taken by Frankie Lucena on August 28, 2016 @ Cabo Rojo,Puerto Rico

Click photo for larger image

Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS REBEL T3
Exposure Time: 2/1
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2016:08:28 05:17:31

More images

Details:

This was a very lucky catch because I had to estimate how far up from the storm cell the sprites might appear and I had a very narrow FOV with the 50mm lens I was using. I used a Canon T3 camera modified for full spectrum photography with a 50mm lens set to F/1.8 for 2 seconds at iso 3200.

Photographer's website:

No URL provided.

Comments

You must be logged in to comment.

in which constellation?

Posted by esplaobs 2016-08-28 08:02:23

esplaobs....This is sprite lightning and it only occurs during the discharge of a very powerful lightning bolt known as a +CG bolt. It appears to be in space here but it is actually 80 km above the earth. The red color it emits are nitrogen molecules being excited by the electrons flowing through them.

Posted by supernova 2016-08-28 11:31:00

previous | next

Home | FAQ | Contact the Webmaster