Rare phenomenon above Hungary

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A rare phenomenon, called sprite was recorded by the web cameras of Időkép.

Sprites are large-scale electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorm clouds, or cumulonimbus, giving rise to a quite varied range of visual shapes flickering in the night sky. They are usually triggered by the discharges of positive lightning between an underlying thundercloud and the ground.

Sprites appear as luminous reddish-orange flashes.

 

Source: debreceninap.hu

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