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Astrophotographers Help Scientists Solve Mystery of 'Sprite Fireworks'


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On the night of May 19, 2022, two Chinese astrophotographers, Angel An and Shuchang Dong, captured a spectacular display of over one hundred red sprites over the Himalayas. Over a single night, An and Dong captured over 100 red sprites, vivid electrical bursts famed for their striking colors and delicate, otherworldly patterns. This suggests that thunderstorms in the Himalayan region have the potential to produce some of the most complex and intense upper-atmospheric electrical discharges on Earth.”

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