Images of Sprites above windmill
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Paul Smith is a night-sky fanatic and photographer. His obsession is sprites: immense jolts of light that flicker high above thunderstorms. Last October, he guided NASA scientist Dr. Burcu Kosar through the backroads of Oklahoma to catch one herself. Although she’d studied sprites for more than 15 years, she hadn’t yet chased one.

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Publish Date
Run Time 00:07:57
Topic Earth & Climate
Video Quality HD
Rating TV-G
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Featuring Dr. Burcu Kosar