by Phorce » Tue Aug 19, 2025 12:55 pm
NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers
posted on X about this ...
Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite.
Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so scientists can use these types of pictures to better understand the formation, characteristics, and relationship of TLEs to thunderstorms.
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NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers [url=https://x.com/astro_ayers/status/1940810789830451563?s=43
]posted on X about this[/url] ...
[quote]Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite.
Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so scientists can use these types of pictures to better understand the formation, characteristics, and relationship of TLEs to thunderstorms.[/quote]