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Twilight Sprites

During the early morning on the 21st of Dec. 2024, several dozens of TLEs* were observed over thunderstorms at the Aegean Sea (northern as well as southeastern). This is a halo event (the faint red disk on top) with red sprites under it. One of the last events I managed to capture as the imminent sunrise was shedding light. The lights on the bottom left come from the islands of Andros, Tinos and Mykonos.

*TLEs (like red sprites) are upper atmospheric electrical discharges (cold plasma to be precise) and they appear, under specific circumstances, above thunderstorms (e.g. red sprites appear at altitudes of 40-90 km).

For this one, I've used a #Sigma 85 mm lens at f/1.4, for 1/25'' with 40 k iso.

Check our recent #paper about TLEs from Greek-based observers, here: doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026009.

What is a red sprite? Info here: antisimvatikos.blogspot.com/2017/04/red-sprite.html

Photography and Licensing: doudoulakis.blogspot.com/

My books concerning natural phenomena / Τα βιβλία μου σχετικά με τα φυσικά φαινόμενα: www.facebook.com/TaFisikaFainomena/

Taken in: Greece / Attica / Spata-Artemida / Loutsa (show map)

Taken on: December 21, 2024

Tags:

halo

red sprites

upper atmosphere

plasma

Sigma Art lens

Sigma 85 mm f/1.4 DG DN

clouds

sunrise

twilight

seascape

sky

low light

CSSS

CloudsStormsSunsetsSunrises

stormscape

nightscape

weather

meteo

outdoors

Attica

Greece

Aegean Sea

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Groups appears in: • Whatever the weather • Photography more » • sky & clouds • clouds • FlickrToday (only 1 pic per day) • Sky Shots - Sunsets, Sunrises, Clouds, Sky and Water or Land • Greek photographers-Ελληνες φωτογράφοι • Ελληνική Όμάδα Flickr • Clouds, Storms, Sunsets & Sunrises • ` FLICKR ´ • Universe Today • Περιοδικό ΦΩΤΟγράφος • Hellenic Weather Photography • brilliant flickr • Sigma Art Lenses • All Photographers & Photographs welcome! • Today's Flickr • Group for all users of FLICKR - No 30/60 Groups Limit • Sprites & (T)ransient (L)uminous (E)vents • Hellenic Photographers of the World - Έλληνες Φωτογ • All types of photo [No AI or SL] • Thunderstorms Europe • BEAUTY PHOTOS AROUND THE WORLD • All About The Sky « less

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