Sprites Lightning

Taken by Phebe Pan on August 13, 2016 @ Yangshan, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China Click photo for larger image Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D

Exposure Time: 10/1

Aperture: f/2.8

ISO: 1600

Date Taken: 2016:08:14 12:58:44

More images Details: On Aug 13, 2016, to watch the Perseids meteor shower I went to the place so-called "Shi Keng Kong", where is the highest mountain peak in the Guangdong province in China. I was using a fisheye lens to shoot at the northern east direction to try to capture the Perseids meteor. There's a big cloud approaching from the east. We can see thunders in it. Suddenly we saw a flash, color in blue and purple, ejected from the top of the cloud in a very fast speed. It just looks like a tree with branches and grew up very fast. It lasted just within one second. So awesome! I was so lucky to capture such a Sprites Lightning, a Gigantic Jet! When inspecting the photo carefully I found there are Red Sprites and Blue Jets. What an amazing event! You must be logged in to comment.