Rare atmospheric phenomenon observed
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
Cameras operated by the Armagh Observatory have recorded one of the very few observations from the UK and Ireland of a very rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a 'sprite'. The detection, which was made around the time of the exceptional thunderstorm that affected Dublin on the 24/25th July 2013, shows a carrot-shaped flash of light, known as a 'sprite', rising high above the thunderclouds as seen from Armagh.