(meteorobs) Bonus capture - SPRITE

[CheekyGeek]

Alright, this is the last thing I'm going to say on the subject, but I
think that what was captured here was would be classified as a
Gigantic Jet and not simply a sprite. It is just way too big and
bright. If it was a Gigantic Jet, this is REALLY a rare capture for
North America. Congrats to those who captured it.

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Thomas Ashcraft <ashcraft at heliotown.com> wrote:
> On 8/15/13 6:19 34000, CheekyGeek wrote:
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>> No, but my point is that they captured 9 sprites and 2 of them were
>> also caught with a DSLR on Sunday night/Monday morning. So we can't
>> automatically assume that the three cameras caught the same sprite
>> (unless all have the exact same time stamp and triangulation from the
>> three cameras confirms the same location). There might have also been
>> multiple sprites from the OK storm complex. Given the size of the
>> sprite I saw on your video, I do think it probably most likely that
>> they all captured the same one.
>>
>> I would like to know what geomagnetic conditions existed on Sun.
>> night/Mon. morning when all of these events were captured.
>>
> Fellows,  ( writing off-list)
>
> I think the sprite topic from this point is off-list for meteorobs at least
> for me but I am happy to engage further if you are interested.
>
> For sure that was the same sprite we all captured from the ground.
>
> Kevin and I also observed in support of the airplane observation campaign
> this year.
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> Regarding rarity of sprites as mentioned earlier: They are actually not rare
> but common during strong storms. I have captured over one thousand this year
> so far.
>
> Regarding geomagnetic conditions I think that info is available on the web
> in various places, geomagnetic and solar sites.
>
> Thomas
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