Central America by Night: Red Sprite over Lightning

Central America by Night: Red Sprite over Lightning

Central America by Night: Red Sprite over Lightning | International Space StationExpedition 73 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers:"Soooooo much going on in this picture. This shot came from a time-lapse sequence that I set up in the Cupola. You can see Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama with South America off in the distance. The first eye-catching thing is the lightning strike just north of Panama City. The red line is a sprite, wh…