color transitions we see in the tendrils here.
This is why I put hours into chasing. The opportunity to catch a rare glimpse of nature like this fuels the passion.

*Real nature- not AI. Noise reduction techniques may cause false positives in AI detection software.

bump into each other more often. These frequent collisions quickly 'shut off' the red light of nitrogen excitation before it has a chance to shine, while the bluer light from ionized nitrogen is still visible. The blue, mixed with varying concentrations of red, creates the beautiful

or very close to, the footprint of the sprite. Something manifesting so far outside of the sprite body raises a lot of questions.
And the human touch? Well, if you look closely enough, you will see that my camera was knocked out of focus. AI would never be clumsy or human enough to do that 😅

Like here, Green Ghosts dissociated from the sprite tops in two separate captures 30 minutes apart. Something I have never captured before, but perhaps it will have some significance for science and our understanding of the planet. Usually, I have captured green ghosts only within,

Watching my YT vid about a similar event that night explains a little better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omqq...

and the strong upper puffs of the sprite bodies that penetrate above that region.It may not be very apparent in 2D , but that big halo is a bowl shape and those puffs reach up through and into the bowl.

This was back in 2022

The same way you go fishing without seeing the fish :)

If you think I’m being hyperbolic, go look at prices of lightning data subscriptions. For just Oklahoma it would be about 14k per year

I so much enjoyed the pre-spring skies today.
And the wind blowing through the house , full of birdsong.

You can see some. They are quick though

thx