Red Sprites in High Definition

Taken by Roger Spinner on August 6, 2019 @ Montsevelier, Switzerland Click photo for larger image Camera Used: Unavailable Unavailable

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More images Details: Sprites over Northern Italy, recorded on August 6th at 22:46:08 UTC from my observatory in Montsevelier (ValTerbi), Switzerland. I used a standard, unmodified Sony a7sII (ilce-7sm2), with an Samyang 85mm F/1.4 lens. It is part of an HD video, recorded at 1080p25 and the software UFOCaptureHD2 from SonotaCo. Three Jellyfish sprites in one evening are nothing unusual for a stronger thunderstorm. For me personally these shots are a bit special. Good, color-videos of sprites in HD or 4K quality aren't possible that long, at least not if you have to finance the equipment privately. The Sony a7s came on the market only a few years ago. Since my geographical location is not ideal for sprite observation, good observation possibilities are accordingly rare and I haven't had the chance to see a thunderstorm at this optimal distance so often in the past, and at the same time the local weather is playing along. Even if you know exactly where the thunderstorms are and where the sprites might occur, it is always a surprise what kind of spectacle nature actually offers you. You must be logged in to comment.