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Published online 22 March 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050321-6
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Heavenly light show caught on film
Thundercloud discharges have been imaged in unprecedented detail.
Atmospheric sprites, the mysterious lights that dance above thunderclouds, have dazzled scientists with their sheer speed. Newly captured high-speed video footage shows the strange sparks shooting across the sky at more than 1,600 kilometres per second.
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