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Old 08-01-2012, 01:47 PM
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That's a great shot Grahame. I notice the lightning doesn't seem to touch earth anywhere. How can this be? Any ideas folks?
Not all lightning is cloud-to-ground. Different clouds, or different parts of the same cloud, can have differing electic charges and the lightning discharges between them.
More info from Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightni...loud_lightning

Some amazing shots on this thread! Something to aspire towards...
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