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Red Sprite Lightning over the Andes

What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 30 years ago: red sprites.

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NASA APOD: Red Sprite Lightning over the Andes (© Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN))

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