This early morning’s (7 August 2024) stormy weather over southern Austria (northern Italy) was pretty active. While observing from Ústupky, Czech Republic a beautiful, but elusive Red Sprite appeared, produced by a strong thunderstorm, which was located above Eastern Alps, about 390 km far from me. Their typical red color is caused by nitrogen emission about 50-95km high in the atmosphere.
Sprites above Italy
Used Canon Ra, Samyang 85mm, f1.4, ISO 2000, 5s exposure (from tripod).
