tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post9148070659881999677..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Lightning in very slow motionPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-1713444750242280852016-05-29T16:47:23.238-05:002016-05-29T16:47:23.238-05:00Some years ago I stumbled onto the Discovery chann...Some years ago I stumbled onto the Discovery channel in a hotel while traveling and saw part of "Raging Planet: Lightning" -- I called home to have my wife DVR the whole episode, and the whole thing is amazing, including the first imaging of so-called "sprites" that form over thunderheads (which have now been imaged from the space station).<br /><br />You can see the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D0BRSJ5nIs" rel="nofollow">Discovery episode here</a>.<br /><br />And <a href="http://www.seeker.com/enormous-red-sprites-seen-from-space-update-1770131875.html#news.discovery.com" rel="nofollow">sprites from ISS</a>.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141745677537493502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59621822535794902212016-05-29T16:46:36.136-05:002016-05-29T16:46:36.136-05:00Fascinating watching the leader come down from the...Fascinating watching the leader come down from the clouds so slowly then the main bolt returning in less that a frame.Rick Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748076795783834112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85091863251001227152016-05-29T10:53:52.652-05:002016-05-29T10:53:52.652-05:00Is it just me or is that actually playing at about...Is it just me or is that actually playing at about 2-3fps w/frameskip? My browser makes YT stutter sometimes so trying to figure out if it's that or if the video has completely missed the point of slow-motion capture.m4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85318369967336979132016-05-29T06:01:55.864-05:002016-05-29T06:01:55.864-05:00Actually there is positive and negative lightning....Actually there is positive and negative lightning.<br /><br />See, for instance: http://wxbrad.com/positive-lightning-why-its-so-dangerous/NobobyExpectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318004241906731722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53381890353349706292016-05-28T23:15:06.471-05:002016-05-28T23:15:06.471-05:00AAAHHHHAAAAA!!!! I had always heard that lighteni...AAAHHHHAAAAA!!!! I had always heard that lightening came out of the ground and met the lightening coming from the cloud. Tain't so according to that video.<br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com