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What are Lightning Sprites?

Sprites were first reported anecdotally by pilots and scientists for decades but were officially documented in 1989 by researchers from the University of Minnesota who captured them on video.

Lightning sprites are large-scale electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms, often in the mesosphere at altitudes between 50 and 90 kilometers (31–56 miles). Unlike traditional lightning, which occurs within clouds or between clouds and the ground,

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