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On July 3rd, astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare Gigantic jet from the ISS. These upward directed electrical discharges extend 90-100 km high into the atmosphere.

I processed this image from the RAW file, adjusting the white balance, contrast and noise reduction.

Full resolution: https://flic.kr/p/2rhxqcK

Image Credit: Nichole Ayers / NASA JSC / ESRS / Simeon Schmauß

#ISS #lightning #thunderstorm #Photography #giganticjet #tle #transientluminousevent #NASA

Photograph taken from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers, capturing a rare gigantic jet — an upward lightning discharge shooting from a thunderstorm about 90-100 km high into the upper atmosphere. The jet appears as a vivid purple and blue column of light that finely branches out toward the top where it turns into a vivid red color. It's rising from a brightly illuminated cloud top, surrounded by diffuse city lights from Northern Mexico and South Texas. Behind it is the curved limb of Earth with a green band from the airglow layer indicating the edge of the atmosphere. A portion of the space station’s robotic arm is visible in the foreground.

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Simeon Schmauß

@stim3on@fosstodon.org · last week

You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a Gigantic Jet #TLE from space?

Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 as part of the DTU/ESA Thor-Davis experiment.

[WARNING: Video contains flashing lights!]

https://youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY

Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß

#space #ISS #thunderstorm #lightning #giganticjet #transientluminousevent #nasa #esa

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Simeon Schmauß

@stim3on@fosstodon.org · last week

You may have seen pictures, but have you ever seen video of a Gigantic Jet #TLE from space?

Astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this incredible sequence on July 20th, 2024 as part of the DTU/ESA Thor-Davis experiment.

[WARNING: Video contains flashing lights!]

https://youtu.be/xN2J7_rOBJY

Credit: ESA/NASA/J. Epps
Processing: Simeon Schmauß

#space #ISS #thunderstorm #lightning #giganticjet #transientluminousevent #nasa #esa

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Simeon Schmauß

@stim3on@fosstodon.org · 7 months ago

On July 3rd, astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare Gigantic jet from the ISS. These upward directed electrical discharges extend 90-100 km high into the atmosphere.

I processed this image from the RAW file, adjusting the white balance, contrast and noise reduction.

Full resolution: https://flic.kr/p/2rhxqcK

Image Credit: Nichole Ayers / NASA JSC / ESRS / Simeon Schmauß

#ISS #lightning #thunderstorm #Photography #giganticjet #tle #transientluminousevent #NASA