One of the frames in the timelapse had a red sprite. A rare event. My knowledge is pretty much just from Wikipedia but I want to know more. 50mm lens, f1.2, 1/5s, ISO 3200 pic.twitter.com ...

This phenomenon, known as red sprites, occurs now and then in the upper atmosphere, but it doesn't last long. Andy Gray's moody image of a frosty scene in North East England took the runner-up prize.

Below is a closer look at this oddity. Note the tendrils (purple) rising from the thunderstorm (bright white/blue) up toward the flash of the sprite (red), sort of like an electrical puppeteer and ...

Further dissection of the code will likely unveil more secrets about Gen 1, and these sprites show that the Teraleak certainly stretches back to 1998, and possibly even further. Pokemon is a ...

Their distinctive hues also set them apart. Red sprites are ultrafast bursts of electricity that crackle through the upper regions of the atmosphere - between 37 and 50 miles up in the sky - and ...