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Old 04-09-2012, 12:29 PM
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Chilean Sprite?

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.
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