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Old 05-06-2010, 05:43 PM
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We know that the atmosphere here is undergoing dramatic changes so why rule out lightning?
I think that the amount of energy required to light up Bird's CCD to the shown amount (across 40 light minutes of distance) would greatly exceed what lightning can provide. We're looking at megatons of dissipated energy.

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