On July 3rd, astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare Gigantic jet from the ISS. These upward directed electrical discharges extend 90-100 km high into the atmosphere.
I processed this image from the RAW file, adjusting the white balance, contrast and noise reduction.
Full resolution: flic.kr/p/2rhxqcK
Image Credit: Nichole Ayers / NASA JSC / ESRS / Simeon SchmauĂź
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Gigantic jet TLE above Mexico
On July 3rd, astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a gigantic jet from the ISS. These rare upward directed electrical discharges extend ~90-100 km high into the mesosphere.Flickr
Simeon SchmauĂź
Als Antwort auf Simeon SchmauĂź • • •The jet originated from a large thunderstorm over Northern Mexico, with city lights from South Texas and the airglow layer visible along Earth’s limb.
The RAW was provided to me by Frankie Lucena, his analysis of the event, correlating it to measurements from the Geostationary Lightning mapper and ELF-VLF radio signals can be found here: spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv…