[MIham] Gigantic Lightning-like Jets over Oklahoma

[Frank]

Space Weather News for August 23, 2007
http://spaceweather.com

On Aug. 20th, an amateur astronomer in Oklahoma scanned the sky for meteors
using a low-light video camera--but instead of meteors, he recorded a
bizarre upside-down  form of lightning called "Gigantic Jets." Discovered in
2001, Gigantic Jets are enormous discharges that leap upward 50 miles high
from the tops of thunderclouds.  They are related to better known sprites
and elves, but are larger and more dramatic.  The Oklahoma Jets are the
first ever photographed over the continental United States and they may
provide key data to researchers working to understand the phenomenon. Visit
http://spaceweather.com to view a movie of the Jets and to learn how you
might be able to catch them yourself.
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