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Astronaut Captures Image Of Mysterious "Red Sprite" High Above The Earth

Astronaut Captures Image Of Mysterious "Red Sprite" High Above The Earth

NDTV
Sunday, December 10, 2023 5:37 PM GMT

A red sprite represents an extraordinary meteorological phenomenon categorized as a Transient Luminous Event (TLE)

A European Space Agency (ESA)astronaut recently photographed an uncommon occurrence termed a red sprite. Astronaut Andreas Mogensen captured these images using a high-resolution camera for the Thor-Davis experiment at Danish Technical University. The experiment aims to investigate upper atmospheric lightning and its implications on greenhouse gas levels, thereby influencing global warming. Scientists approximated the dimensions of the red sprite in the astronaut's image to be around 14 by 26 kilometres (8.7 by 16.2 miles).

"These images taken by Andreas are fantastic," Olivier Chanrion, lead scientist for this experiment and DTU Space senior researcher told BBC. 

"The Davis camera works well and gives us the high temporal resolution necessary to capture the quick processes in the lightning."

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