From: Andrew Johnson
Date: 2007-08-23 23:49:36
Is this more evidence the earth is “charging up” in some way? Space Weather News for August 23, 2007spaceweather.comOn Aug. 20th, an amateur astronomer in Oklahoma scanned the sky for meteors using a low-light video camera–but instead of meteors, he recorded a bizarre upside-down form of lightning called “Gigantic Jets.” Discovered in 2001, Gigantic Jets are enormous discharges that leap upward 50 miles high from the tops of thunderclouds. They are related to better known sprites and elves, but are larger and more dramatic. The Oklahoma Jets are the first ever photographed over the continental United States and they may provide key data to researchers working to understand the phenomenon. Visit spaceweather.com to view a movie of the Jets and to learn how you might be able to catch them yourself.If a friend sent you this alert and you would like to subscribe, click here: spaceweather.com/ser… unsubscribe click here: www.spaceweather2.co… send a blank email to leave-spaceweather-4…
