Sprite Sightings
Severe stormy weather over central Europe brings one of the most spectacular but also mysterious phenomena: The Red Sprites. Firstly observed in 1989, they became a target for many specialized photographers and videographers to improve their understanding of them. So far we know now is the fact, the fragments-of-seconds flashes are counter-discharge of CG+ lightning above massive thunderstorms (nitrogen emissions), usually in altitude between 50 and 95 km. Yesterday night, despite the misty weather over Proseč, the Czech Republic, I caught one of them on my camera as large thunderstorms were located above about 320 km distant High Tatras of Slovakia. Used Canon Ra, Sigma 50mm, f1.4, ISO 2000, 6s exposure (from tripod)
