Chilean Sprite?

[colinmlegg]

I took this on a previous Chilean trip and just noticed it today so thought I'd post. It's from near the end of a timelapse and close to the border with Bolivia. Earlier in the sequence thundery cloud and lightning is visible, which leads me to think the object is a high altitude Sprite. The yellowy/brown sky is natural airglow.

[CometGuy]

Hi Colin,

Well done, this is certainly a thunderstorm sprite! Was this with a standard or modified camera?

Terry

[colinmlegg]

Thanks Terry. Unmodded 5DmkII. I think the settings were f/2.8, 20s, iso 3200, 24mm.

[Phil Hart]

sweet! nice catch.

Phil

[gregbradley]

Great catch.

Greg.

[JB80]

That's extremely cool.:cool2:

I don't think there would be many people around who could say they have caught a sprite on camera.

[DavidU]

Awesome effort ! Rare as !

[CapturingTheNight]

Awesome catch Colin.

[SkyViking]

Amazing, it definitely looks like a sprite! There are not many photos of these, what a catch. Congratulations! :)

[Regulus]

Wow, what a rare catch. Now you need to photograph the Green Flash and you have the set :-)

[alexch]

Unique capture! There was an APOD with a sprite from ISS recently but I reckon it is much more difficult to catch from Earth.

Well done spotting it a year later too!

Cheers,
Alex

[strongmanmike]

Hey Cole...psst :scared3: clone this into the Geyser shot :whistle:

Mike

[colinmlegg]

To the right or left of the Perseid? :innocent:

[strongmanmike]

Amen ;)

[iceman]

ROFL! Nice catch indeed Colin.

[StephenM]

Great work capturing the sprite Colin!

Cheers,
Stephen