Imm-man-YAR-OK: n. Inupiat (polar Alaskan native) word for the 'Little People', spirits manifested as inexplicable lights you see on the tundra in polar winter; lights that you mustn't follow, lest they lead you into danger...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Lightning Sprites and a Beautiful Landing
No surprise that things go on, up in the sky--every moment of every day--that we don't understand.
Below, a very beautiful landing in very difficult conditions; equal parts skill and luck, I think!
My guess on the lightning sprites is that the surge of electricity must ionize the O2 present in the atmosphere causing the reddish glow, similar to the phenomena of Aurora Borealis and Australis...but that's only a guess.Good Hunting.
My guess on the lightning sprites is that the surge of electricity must ionize the O2 present in the atmosphere causing the reddish glow, similar to the phenomena of Aurora Borealis and Australis...but that's only a guess.Good Hunting.
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