Showing posts with label Green Ghosts. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Citizen Scientists Discover Green Ghosts

Citizen Scientists Discover Green Ghosts



     Citizen scientists have discovered a new form of upper atmospheric lightning: The Green Ghost. Catalogued for the first time only a year ago, Green Ghosts appear above strong sprites, leaving a weird verdant afterglow at the edge of space. A fine specimen was just photographed over New Mexico.
By spaceweather.com
6-1-20