Red lightning (?)
Taken by Gareth Edwards on January 17, 2017 @ Krakow, Poland
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  Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 1300D
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 19:04:42
  
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Captured on the HD webcam located on the Sheraton Grand Krakow Hotel in Poland. We are unsure what the anomaly is. Taken: 2017-01-17T19:05:00 (GMT) Can be seen along with other pictures taken before/after here: http://camera.deckchair.com/sheraton-grand-krakow-poland/i/587e6b0be2a34e81446196f0
Photographer's website:
http://camera.deckchair.com/sheraton-grand-krakow-poland/i/587e6b0be2a34e81446196f0
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To me they look like sprites, a stratospheric discharge above an area with a heavy thunderstorm at an altitude of app. 90 km.
Posted by wboot49 2017-01-19 05:33:48
Not sprites because there were no thunderstorms anywhere close to Poland at that time. They are quite bright because they make a silhouette of the buildings on the horizon. Since the photo is a time exposure, and the light streaks are at the same angle, Im guessing they are flares being dropped by an aircraft, although I have no idea why.
Posted by roywspencer 2017-01-19 08:25:25
They do indeed look like flares...
Posted by kb9uwu 2017-01-19 08:53:58
Those may be construction cranes. Though Im uncertain about the amount of drift for the lights on them vs the drift in the foreground.
Posted by oregonrandy 2017-01-19 13:16:54
How about setting stars?
Nice shot by the way.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1610/TafreshiTololo200mmChile16Trail-sc.jpg ~~photo of trails
https://vimeo.com/188149183 ~~ time lapse video of trails

Yours looks similar to the above links that were photographed by Babak Tafreshi on 22 Oct 16
Posted by HP1954 2017-01-19 23:35:53
https://vimeo.com/188149183
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161022.html
Posted by lamid58 2017-01-20 00:26:54
 
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