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Photographer:

Frankie Lucena

Location of Photo:

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Date/Time of photo:

Oct. 1, 2016 at 1:32am Local Time

Equipment:

Full Spectrum Canon Eos Rebel T3 with a 50mm lens

Description:

These red sprites were captured high above Hurricane Matthew during its intensification on Oct. 1 2016. Red sprites are actually cold plasma discharges in the upper atmosphere that are triggered by a very powerful lightning bolt called a +CG bolt. They only last a few milliseconds so they are very hard to see and to photograph.

Website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/frankie57pr/

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