Scientists Seek Sprite Light Source

by Mike Bettwy
Giant red blobs, picket fences, upward branching carrots, and tentacled octopi --- these are just a few of the phrases used to describe sprites --- spectacular, eerie flashes of colored light high above the tops of powerful thunderstorms that can travel up to 50 miles high in the atmosphere.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news4423.html">Scientists Seek Sprite Light Source</a></p> <p> by Mike Bettwy <br>Giant red blobs, picket fences, upward branching carrots, and tentacled octopi --- these are just a few of the phrases used to describe sprites --- spectacular, eerie flashes of colored light high above the tops of powerful thunderstorms that can travel up to 50 miles high in the atmosphere.</p>