Brilliant breakdown of sprites and TLEs! The comparision to glowing jellyfish is spot on, and I think that visual actually helps peple grasp just how massive these events are. I dunno if people realize pilots were seeing these for decades and getting dismissed. Sometimes the "anecdotal" stuff is just waitng for tech to catch up and prove it real.
For too many, I think, it's just unbelievable that something like this is possible. They can't see it for themselves and all they have to go on are pilot stories. I loved learning the reason behind the stories.
Brilliant breakdown of sprites and TLEs! The comparision to glowing jellyfish is spot on, and I think that visual actually helps peple grasp just how massive these events are. I dunno if people realize pilots were seeing these for decades and getting dismissed. Sometimes the "anecdotal" stuff is just waitng for tech to catch up and prove it real.
For too many, I think, it's just unbelievable that something like this is possible. They can't see it for themselves and all they have to go on are pilot stories. I loved learning the reason behind the stories.