Giant Pillars of Light Seen Falling From Skies over Spain Amid Thunderstorms
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They last milliseconds, form at 90 km altitude, are red because of nitrogen and only appear in the most intense thunderstorms. Rare and difficult to photograph, they were caught in Corsica.
Rare Red Sprites Photographed Over France (Pic and Video) | 🌎 LatestLY
French photographer Florian Riu captured rare red sprites above the village of Montemaggiore in Corsica, an atmospheric phenomenon triggered by severe thunderstorms 500–700 kilometres away near Barcelona. Forming in the mesosphere at altitudes of 50–90 km, the millisecond-long discharges resulted from electrical breakdowns exciting atmospheric nitrogen. 🌎 Rare Red Sprites Photographed Over France (Pic and Video).
Fairy images of the sky are shared this Monday, October 12, 2026 on social networks. There are red lights in the Corsican sky. These are "sprites", or farfadets, a luminous phenomenon difficult to photograph. The images tour the web this morning on Monday, October 12, 2026. Strange shapes
Giant red flashes photographed in Corsica. What are Red Sprites, how are they created and why do they last only milliseconds?
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