April 16, 2026
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- A European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut recently photographed an uncommon occurrence termed a red sprite.
- Scientists approximated the dimensions of the red sprite in the astronaut’s image to be around 14 by 26 kilometres (8.7 by 16.2 miles).
ABOUT RED SPRITE
| Blue jets are another example of a Transient Luminous Event. |
- A red sprite represents an extraordinary meteorological phenomenon categorized as a Transient Luminous Event (TLE).
- Occasionally dubbed red lightning, it occurs above thunderclouds at altitudes between 40 and 80 kilometres (25 – 50 miles) above the Earth’s surface.
- Unlike typical lightning bolts that descend from the clouds to the ground, a sprite behaves inversely, ascending into the atmosphere, resembling a form of reverse lightning.
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