Mystery in the sky: the frame is unusual lightning blew up the network

The Australian photographer Jeff miles managed to capture the amazing lightning in the Pilbara region in the West of the continent, writes esoreiter. In the below image you can see a giant electrical discharge purple color, like beating up over the storm clouds.

Ionospheric lightning, one of which hit the frame of Jeff's incredibly rare. To observe a natural phenomenon – a great success, and even to photograph. Outbreaks occur in the upper atmosphere, so have the purple color, sometimes even turning into red.

Because of its unusual purple lightning was considered in former times the highest manifestation of mystical forces found the journalist, Pointmedia Nastya Art. However, in our days they are not fully understood. Scientists suggest that such outbreaks are formed above the clouds, shedding too much rain. It is noteworthy that the purple lightning is different from usual, not only color and direction, but also a mysterious extra glow that goes up and resembles a kind of a "flow of lava".

According to the photographer, he was fascinated by the play of colors, which he was lucky enough to watch that night. The has had time to circumnavigate the entire Internet, was made by Aussie on March 28. Inspired by his experience, miles began his study of the rare purple lightning.

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