Sprites and TLEs
Sprites are an uper atmosphere phenomenon that occurs above strong positive
lightning strikes
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
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
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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