Close hit
Oliver Schlenczek
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Very close (< 100 m) lightning strike observed during a nighttime thunderstorm in Mainz, Germany. The small upward branch on the left side of the left channel might be an upward streamer. No fire was caused by this lightning strike, but electronic devices were damaged.
Category
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Oliver Schlenczek (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
967.7 KB
Aspect
3:2
Width
1800 px
Height
1200 px
Brand
Canon
Model
EOS 450D
Coordinates
49.9722, 8.2863
Tint
Grayish purple
Submitted
28 February 2015
Taken
9 June 2013
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