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Red Sprite from Space - Yazata - Jun 21, 2024

Space Station astronaut Matthew Dominick was taking photographs of a lightning storm off the coast of South Africa when he caught this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_(lightning)


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RE: Red Sprite from Space - Magical Realist - Jun 21, 2024

Close up red sprites look like alien lifeforms!


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RE: Red Sprite from Space - C C - Jun 21, 2024

Fitting name.


RE: Red Sprite from Space - Yazata - Jul 3, 2025

Photographed by an astronaut on the space station

https://x.com/Astro_Ayers/status/1940810789830451563


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