
The photo of a Red Sprite on a thunderstorm seen by the ISS: what it is and what we know about this phenomenon
Red Spritite immortalized by Nichole “Vapor” Ayers from ISS. Credit: Nichole Ayers, NASA The photo of a Red Spritite or “red spectrum”, a rare phenomenon of the high atmosphere (about 80 km of altitude) associated with lightning and strong thunderstorms, has become the “snap of life” of the American astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers. This rare phenomenon was immortalized 400 km ...








