• 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.