Some of the astronomical happenings that we've observed we cannot yet fully identify and understand. One of those phenomena is the allusive 'lighting sprite". An APOD member was lucky enough to catch a video of the sprite (at 10,000 frames per second). The clip is seconds long; but the lighting is unusual. Instead of usual, clean, streaks- the lightning sprite more resembles bombs dropping to the ground. Only certain thunderstorms carry lightning sprites, which is why it's so difficult for those who try to be able identify their origins. Like many astronomical occurrences- our technology will have to catch up to the universe before we can get a full understanding,.
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