I feel like a community like science facts should contain an explanation on a photo post...
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Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) are colorful, bright, faster-than-lightning flashes that thunderstorms generate above the clouds. TLEs can take a variety of fanciful shapes with equally fanciful names. The most frequently observed TLEs are called “sprites,” like the enigmatic and playful fairies of folklore.
It's actually called The Quickening and occurs when one Highlander cuts the head off of another Highlander permanently killing them. Then the victor absorbs their powers and memory via massive lightning bolts of energy which is why there can be only one.
How neat is that? I love nature.
Electroboom visited Mexico and tested his hotel room's circuit breakers
I'll make sure from next time!
"Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen abov the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below," wrote Ayers in an X post showcasing the image.
Third impact!
Is this what it actually looked like or is this enhanced? Always need to ask with space pictures since learning almost all the most striking images are colorized for identifying chemical composition and such. I would hope this is what someone would see with the naked eye because the colors look cool as hell.
Ooo someone's summoning something!
Godzilla Vs Trump here we go!!!