Red Sprites and other TLEs
Red Sprites are an uper atmosphere phenomenon that occurs above some very strong
lightning strikes
10/8/2026 - Red Sprites, Green Ghosts and a Troll
Stacked frames from video 85mm
Frames from video 85mm
Stacked frames from video 35mm
Frames from video
Green ghost (last in sequence included for context)
Troll (AKA secondary jet) (last in sequence, sequence included for context)
Still frames
Camera: Canon Rebel T8i (modified)
Lens: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 art
9/9/2026 - Red Sprites
Frames from video
Stacked frames from video
Still Images
35mm lens
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 art
Exposure: 1sec at f/1.4 and ISO 12,800
85mm lens
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 85mm f/1.4 art
Exposure: 1sec at f/1.4 and ISO 12,800
8/14/2026 - Red Sprites
Stacked frames from video
Individual frames from video
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 85mm f/1.4 art
Exposure: 1/60sec at f/1.4 and ISO 128,000
Still frames
Camera: Canon Rebel T8i (modified)
Lens: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 art
Exposure: 6sec at f/1.4 and ISO 3200
8/9/2026 - Red Sprites
35mm
85mm
7/20/2026 - Red Sprites
6/29/2026 - Red Sprite
Frames from video stacked
6/24/2026 - Red Sprite
Frames from video stacked
6/10/2026 - Red Sprites and Green Ghosts!
Individual frames
Stacks of multiple frames
Green ghosts (stacks of multiple frames)
More stacks of multiple frames - this is a work in progress
6/9/2026 - Red Sprites
80mm
35mm
6/5/2026 - Red Sprites and Elves
80mm
35mm
Elves animation
Elves-2026-06-640x.gif
Elves-2026-06-05-800x.gif
Elves-2026-06-05-1020x.gif
5/31/2026 - Red Sprites
35mm
80mm
Frames combined 35mm
4/14/2026 - Red Sprites
Multiple frames from video combined
4/13/2026 - Red Sprites
Multiple frames from video combined
3/31/2026 - Blue Starter / Corona Brush
9/22/2025
Multiple frames combined from video
Multiple sprites combined from video
Frames taken from video
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 art lens
Exposure: 1/60sec at f/1.4 and ISO 128000
8/18/2025
Frames taken from video
Cropped
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 art lens
Exposure: 1/60sec at f/1.4 and ISO 128000
8/5/2025
Camera: Canon EOS 850D (modified)
Lens: 24mm f/1.4 sigma
Exposure: 1/2sec at f/1.4 and ISO 3200
Frames taken from video
Frames combined
7/27/2025
Frames taken from video
7/22/2025
Frame taken from video
6/20/2025
Frames taken from video
Frames combined
Frames of individual sprite events combined
Individual frames
Additional C0102
Additional C0103
Additional C0104
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 art lens
Exposure: 1/60sec at f/1.4 and ISO 128000
Camera: Canon EOS 850D (modified)
Lens: 24mm f/1.4 sigma
Exposure: 3sec at f/1.4 and ISO 3200
Camera: Canon Rebel T8i (modified)
Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.2
Exposure: 2sec at f/1.2 at ISO 3200
5/14/2025
Frames taken from video
Cropped
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 art lens
Exposure: 1/60sec at f/1.4 and ISO 128000
8/26/2024
Images
Camera: Canon EOS 850D (modified)
Lens: 24mm f/1.4 sigma
Exposure: 2sec at f/1.4 and ISO 3200
Frames taken from video
Camera: Sony A7s III
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 art lens
Exposure: 1/60sec at f/1.4 and ISO 128000
7/20/2023
crop:
Camera: Canon Rebel T8i (modified)
Lens: Sigma 28mm f/1.4
Exposure: 5sec at f/1.4 and ISO 3200
Note: Looking at historical data it appears that this sprite was over a storm with the strongest cell about 10 miles West of Oshkosh, WI. About 150 miles to my East and the sprite was about 10 degrees above my horizon
8/2/2022
Re-processed '26
Camera: Canon Rebel T8i (modified)
Lens: Sigma 28mm f/1.4
Exposure: 1sec at f/1.4 and ISO 3200
5/9/2022
Camera: Canon Rebel T8i (modified)
Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.2
Exposure: .62sec at f/1.2 at ISO 1600
Camera: Canon Rebel T8i (modified)
Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.2
Exposure: 1/8sec at f/1.2 at ISO 6400
7/8/2020
Re-processed '26
8/6/2019
6/28/2017
Re-processed
8/29/2016
3 images. Left is full frame, right image is cropped.
Re-processed 2024
Camera: Canon Rebel T4i
Lens: 28-300mm lens set to 28mm
Exposure: 6 second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 3200
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