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February 5th, 2015

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Rains on different worlds

6:06 AM
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Neptune wouldn't be so bad, via American Infographic and AsapSCIENCE via Science Alert
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"The best sprite I've ever seen"

10:16 PM
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The best sprite I've ever seen

A wonderful photo taken last year above Minnesota reveals the clearest glimpse of a very rare phenomenon from the ground, and probably the first depicting their natural colour. These wisps of red fluorescent plasma are very short lived (5 milliseconds), and elusive, so snapping one, along with the aurora borealis (the green glow) and the lightning storm that spawned the sprite is a once in a lifetime event. I'd be surprised if we see the like again even in photo. Careful observation of distant storm fronts and aeroplane flights are your best chance of glimpsing them.

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