Jellyfish-shaped 'Space Lightning' Sighted over Europe

Space Weather News for June 22, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom JELLYFISH SPRITES OVER EUROPE: We all know what comes out of the bottom of a thunderstorm: lightning. But do you know what comes out of the top? On June 20th, an amateur astronomer photographed incredible jellyfish-shaped 'sprites' flickering above a storm system in Austria. Such upper atmospheric lightning is a form of space weather that is being seen and photographed by increasing numbers of sky watchers. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for observing tips and more information about this phenomenon. Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Above: Martin Popek of Nýdek, Czechia, photographed these jellyfish sprites high above a thunderstorm in Austria on June 20, 2017. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2017 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.