Is this Sprite

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charletwong
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Is this Sprite

Post by charletwong » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:13 pm

Hello, I am not sure whether the following photo https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 4833162830
is a sprite and blue jets :?
Any idea :?: :D

taken in Hong Kong, High Island East dam at 1:05am 23rd July 2017, Hong Kong Time
with 24mm, ISO1250, 30second, 24 mega pixel
There was a storm clouds at South East
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Last edited by bystander on Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: uploaded hidef image as an attachment
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Re: Is this Sprite

Post by bystander » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:52 pm

Looks like it could be a blue jet.
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alive to the gentle breeze of communication, and please stop being such a jerk. — Garrison Keillor
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Re: Is this Sprite

Post by geckzilla » Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:40 pm

There is also an APOD featuring a similar phenomenon:
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160823.html

Congrats on capturing a rare event.
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Re: Is this Sprite

Post by charletwong » Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:45 am

thanks for your confirmation. I was very excited when someone told me that it is "red sprite". I have never heard of this

closer but still blur :cry:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gKaKZhHpnZd2Ha1t2

The China Guangdong photo is the best
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