Giant Bolt of "Space Lightning" Sighted over China

Space Weather News for Aug. 16, 2016 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SPACE LIGHTNING OVER CHINA: While photographing the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 13th, a sky watcher in China captured rare images of a "gigantic jet" leaping out of a thundercloud. The luminous purple and red structure stretched its tentacles almost to the edge of space before vanishing in full view of dozens of onlookers.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and more information about this phenomenon. Remember, Spaceweather.com is now on Facebook! A strange form of upward lightning appears over China on Aug. 13, 2016. Visit Spaceweather.com for the full story. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2016 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved. You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list