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  • @astrumspace
    @astrumspace  2 роки тому +1762

    I'm loving the comments on this video, with some great suggestions for follow-up episodes. If you want more in a series around atmospheric phenomena, please like and share this one, and I'll definitely do more. Also, carrying on suggesting! I'm making a list of potential episode topics...

    • @DeepSkyDude
      @DeepSkyDude 2 роки тому +18

      Did you get permission from the photographers and the people who filmed these clips or did you just steal this stuff?

    • @paulocezar8833
      @paulocezar8833 2 роки тому +9

      I would love to see another video about lightning balls,STEVE and Anticrepuscular rays.

    • @morganw.2473
      @morganw.2473 2 роки тому +8

      @@paulocezar8833 Then, seek out the content creators that this channel rips off. Support them, not this thief.

    • @jovimathews
      @jovimathews 2 роки тому +1

      What about glowing orbs that rises from the ground?

    • @pekinobo
      @pekinobo 2 роки тому +2

      Thanks for sharing, here I thought this (SPRITE) was the work of Cthulhu. I guess I can go back, safely to my slumber.

  • @quoderatdemonstrandum5442
    @quoderatdemonstrandum5442 2 роки тому +3172

    Retired pilot here... We were trying to tell folks about this phenomenon 30 years ago. But nobody believed us.

    • @flamealchemy7964
      @flamealchemy7964 Рік тому +63

      Did it come out the ground? Did it emit a flash as it propelled itself to space? It rain down particles and you were somewhere else for 20 minutes? Only the plants are luminous. This is what happened to me and others have similar from being in close proximity of the "natural phenomena".

    • @hrgwea
      @hrgwea Рік тому +72

      I knew about all these atmospheric effects in the '90s in a program called "Raging Planet" that was on Discovery Channel. So, I'm pretty sure there was enough evidence back then.

    • @Pr1zzm
      @Pr1zzm Рік тому +315

      @@flamealchemy7964 You sound like you're on some of those luminous plants bro

    • @flamealchemy7964
      @flamealchemy7964 Рік тому +11

      @@Pr1zzm lol

    • @flamealchemy7964
      @flamealchemy7964 Рік тому +5

      @@Pr1zzm No I was the second to go to the underworld and come back lol

  • @CLCasual
    @CLCasual 2 роки тому +5880

    I remember hearing that high altitude aircraft pilots saw these frequently, but never reported them due to fear of them being hallucinations and getting labelled unfit to fly

    • @Cosmicexpressions
      @Cosmicexpressions Рік тому +142

      I’ve never heard of elves until today 0.o

    • @danieljensen2626
      @danieljensen2626 Рік тому +549

      I think you're mixing up stories. Early astronauts saw flashes in their eyes because of cosmic rays (which are blocked by the atmosphere at low altitudes) but none of them mentioned it for a long time because the explanation of cosmic rays stimulating the optic nerve of individual astronauts wasn't obvious.

    • @fungo6631
      @fungo6631 Рік тому +51

      @@danieljensen2626 It also happens with cameras. Just put a filming camera inside your bag at an airport scanner and you'll be treated with static.

    • @danibiyarslanov
      @danibiyarslanov Рік тому +18

      What if they where really hallucinating they have a lot of lifes depending on their well being to not report

    • @sukqme
      @sukqme Рік тому +36

      Imagine them seeing an ufo they wouldn't talk to anyone about them.

  • @Saplingbat
    @Saplingbat Рік тому +141

    You may have just answered a question I've had for close to a decade. I remember seeing something that I would describe for years like "a bolt of lightning that moved like a drop of water" and it kind of looked like these blue jets/starters. Although this traveled downward instead of upward, but it's the closest thing I've ever seen to date so maybe that was it.

    • @mikester1290
      @mikester1290 Рік тому +8

      Or maybe ball lightning?

    • @doomslayer5330
      @doomslayer5330 Рік тому +2

      You've seen the rarest natural phenomenon on earth. Props to you.

    • @user-pg4iw1cm8c
      @user-pg4iw1cm8c 10 місяців тому

      @@mikester1290 Ball lightening is a continuous antimatter explosion

  • @mycroft16
    @mycroft16 Рік тому +55

    Grew up in Denver, and the late afternoon thunderstorms would drift way out into the plains as the sun set so you could see over the tops of them by night time. Would often see flashes of lightning on the horizon. I may have seen sprites and just didn't know it as a kid. It was the perfect opportunity too. Probably too much city light really. Either way, awesome video explaining these hauntingly beautiful phenomena.

  • @mitseraffej5812
    @mitseraffej5812 2 роки тому +6332

    Having spent a lifetime working as an airline pilot I have seen many a spectacular light display. Thunderstorms are the only meteorological phenomena that actually scare me and are best avoided .
    Some years back a South American airliner approaching New Zealand had a close encounter with a space rock entering the atmosphere. Those on board were not only treated to a spectacular flash of light but also heard and felt the sonic boom inside the airplane. Sure would be bad luck to be knocked out of the sky by a meteor.

    • @level_breaded5364
      @level_breaded5364 2 роки тому +870

      A meteor hitting a plane out of the sky that’s more than bad luck, you had to have pissed off some divine entity at that point

    • @notyetskeletal4809
      @notyetskeletal4809 2 роки тому +24

      What year was that? How far off N.Z were you? Hi from N.Z

    • @mitseraffej5812
      @mitseraffej5812 2 роки тому +78

      @@notyetskeletal4809 Wasn’t my airplane, a Chilean airline I think. Maybe 10 years ago South East of Gisborne somewhere. In NZ airspace.

    • @notyetskeletal4809
      @notyetskeletal4809 2 роки тому +92

      @@mitseraffej5812 OK. I saw one explode directly infront of a friend and I walking one night. Maybe 2015-17 north east of Auckland. Though it may be related. My friend was convinced it was car headlights. The boom came seconds after and he said he didn't hear anything. The next day it was in the news. Although we stood next to each other we had totally different recollections.

    • @gnarthdarkanen7464
      @gnarthdarkanen7464 2 роки тому

      In Kansas (USA) many years ago, there was a lady actually struck IN HER HOUSE by a meteorite and LIVED... Had she not been covered in quilts and blankets at the time, she probably would have died... and there WAS scandal and controversy around the arguments about whether it was just someone screwing around with a cannon or something for a while, BUT the local university DID confirm it to be a REAL meteorite... broke through the roof of her house and hit her on the couch below...
      SO it might have less chance than winning a lottery, but SOMEONE wins the lottery from time to time... remember that. ;o)

  • @stankythecat6735
    @stankythecat6735 2 роки тому +9661

    When I lived in Hawaii .. during the summer at night we could look towards the horizon and see JUST the tops of huge thunder storms blowing far south of the island . When it was dark you could see the red sprites , it was so cool

    • @cajunlady4893
      @cajunlady4893 2 роки тому +81

      Hope you took pictures

    • @stankythecat6735
      @stankythecat6735 2 роки тому +534

      @@cajunlady4893 they are so faint it would have required super special camera. I recall many nights sitting on the beach , a little drunk with French fries watching them.

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 2 роки тому +136

      @@stankythecat6735 I'm jelly, sounds like it was amazing

    • @stankythecat6735
      @stankythecat6735 2 роки тому +158

      @@jr2904 I hate the fact I moved to LA for work EVERYDAY !

    • @lostpockets2227
      @lostpockets2227 2 роки тому +7

      OMG I REMEMBER YOUUUU

  • @gunguntrio1247
    @gunguntrio1247 Рік тому +34

    Netflix has been doing a documentary on this for the last few years. It's about a place called the "upside down" and a lot of strange things happen happened with it back in the 80s.

    • @groovy1439
      @groovy1439 Рік тому

      good one mate.

    • @reallyreallypanda8969
      @reallyreallypanda8969 Рік тому

      Haha i said the same thing " thats vecna trying to open the gates to the upside down"

  • @Cantfocvs
    @Cantfocvs Рік тому +81

    I love going through these comments and seeing everyone's experiences. I saw sprites above a thunderstorm a couple years back and when I told my family everyone thought I was seeing things, good to know I'm not losing it and these are real phenomenons

  • @infinitumneo840
    @infinitumneo840 2 роки тому +1206

    These acronyms like SPRITE and ELVES are really mythological. They seem to be other worldly when seen. The world we live on is amazing on so many levels.

    • @souptikb7
      @souptikb7 2 роки тому +28

      Trueeee. Its amazing how much we still do not know about our own planet! It is incredibly beautiful.

    • @JohnGardnerAlhadis
      @JohnGardnerAlhadis 2 роки тому +59

      Fun fact: you can see ELVES without scientific equipment, all you need is a 5-minute break and a hit of DMT.

    • @Vunomic
      @Vunomic 2 роки тому +12

      @@JohnGardnerAlhadis better fact: Put DMT in a pill capsule and ingest it. Better DMT experience and much longer.
      Just make sure you are in a positive state of mind and with people you are comfortable being yourself

    • @wgkgarrett
      @wgkgarrett 2 роки тому +45

      @@JohnGardnerAlhadis you can also see sprite without scientific equipment, you just go to your local convenience store.

    • @michaelmcconnell7302
      @michaelmcconnell7302 2 роки тому +7

      @@Vunomic even better fact: you need an MAOI to prevent you from metabolizing it

  • @alch3mIx
    @alch3mIx 2 роки тому +1408

    Seeing the sprites must be quite the experience, if you ever witness it during ancient times or the industrial age

    • @writershard5065
      @writershard5065 2 роки тому +229

      It must have been how they got the inspiration for angels, demons or ancient leviathans like dragons. It's incredible.

    • @ericmork630
      @ericmork630 2 роки тому +135

      @@writershard5065 I'm sure it's at least part of the inspiration for those mythical beings. There really wasn't a much better explanation at the time

    • @nigerianprince4017
      @nigerianprince4017 2 роки тому +10

      i saw some when i was like 6 but i never knew what it was until i saw this video

    • @thomascoolidge2161
      @thomascoolidge2161 2 роки тому +65

      They happen so quick the human eye at best might catch one image and the brain would barely register it hence needing cameras to even see them.

    • @pa4tim
      @pa4tim 2 роки тому +12

      @@writershard5065 And today they come up with the modern variant of those things, UFOs :-)

  • @24_7
    @24_7 Рік тому +2

    I loved this collab Astrum! Thanks for the opportunity- 😂

  • @bluejetlightning8427
    @bluejetlightning8427 Рік тому +4

    Lightning is one of the things I'm most fascinated with. The beauty and power that come with it, speed and strength of nature. There is nothing quite like it.

  • @TheAetherOne
    @TheAetherOne 2 роки тому +1526

    There's also the newly discovered (I believe) "green ghosts" that happen along side red sprites. There's a great video by Pecos Hank on UA-cam showing the phenomenon.

    • @intraterrestrial5035
      @intraterrestrial5035 2 роки тому +107

      Pecos Hank was my first thought when I saw this, I'm sure Astrum has come across his content 🌪️

    • @b.t.walker2295
      @b.t.walker2295 2 роки тому +46

      Not exactly alongside, since it is all connected, but higher in the atmosphere. Ghosts have been documented in images further back, but were not noticed until 2019 by “Pecos Hank” Schyma and Paul M. Smith. The hypothesis is that ghosts are extremely high extensions of sprites, exciting oxygen in the lowest levels of the atmosphere where aurora occur (which is still way the heck up there), hence the green color. This hypothesis is unconfirmed, however, and would make an interesting doctoral dissertation. Somebody younger than me go for it!

    • @agdgdgwngo
      @agdgdgwngo 2 роки тому +48

      Pecos Hank makes some awesome videos, so cool he ended up discovering the green Ghosts.

    • @erinmac4750
      @erinmac4750 2 роки тому +11

      Awesome! You beat me to it. I was going to mention Hank's work on lighting, as well.
      ✌️😎

    • @radumirceabunica7492
      @radumirceabunica7492 2 роки тому +1

      green ghosts are just elves described in this video, they are blue but sometimes green

  • @olivertoeknuckleiii2093
    @olivertoeknuckleiii2093 2 роки тому +998

    I remember seeing my first ‘blue jets’ as a child from an airliner at night. I kept seeing this spray of light shoot upwards immediately after lightning strikes. I’ve seen them dozens of times since, I’m always looking for them. They don’t always occur. Internet didn’t exist then, but I remember that what little research I could find, scientists said they were ‘ unproven.’ And even this video says “recently discovered,” which is kinda funny because pilots have reported them since they first took to the skies. And I’m sure ancient peoples witnessed them as well when conditions were just right. Fascinating stuff.

    • @goldenhate6649
      @goldenhate6649 Рік тому +82

      A common theme is scientist think pilots are fools and rarely take them seriously. Rogue waves got a similar treatment, with albeit much more deadly consequences

    • @johnathonlee7053
      @johnathonlee7053 Рік тому

      Eye witness reports can’t often be submitted as “proof” of something. I guess when they mean “recently” discovered is that they have gotten picture/video evidence from reliable sources as to the existence of these phenomena.

    • @AmidaNyorai48
      @AmidaNyorai48 Рік тому

      😯

    • @johnathonlee7053
      @johnathonlee7053 Рік тому +5

      @RCBones couldn’t tell ya, my only guess is that they had gotten sufficient evidence to be able to describe these phenomena in a way that makes since according to our knowledge of science.

    • @SamCyanide
      @SamCyanide Рік тому +11

      its because people are so defensive against new ideas, absolutely stupid. should always listen to what someone has to say once without immediately dismissing them

  • @BIGMACISHIM
    @BIGMACISHIM Рік тому +8

    1:23 stranger things irl

  • @ericwiese7479
    @ericwiese7479 Рік тому

    How have I not found this channel till now! Fascinating content. Thanks

  • @Kyle_Hubbard
    @Kyle_Hubbard 2 роки тому +189

    You missed a recent thing that's being looked into called "GHOSTS" - Green emissions from excited Oxygen in Sprite Tops. Where a quick flash of green is observed above Red Sprites that looks a little bit like an aurora.

    • @erinmac4750
      @erinmac4750 2 роки тому +15

      See Pecos Hank ✌️😎🌌🍀

    • @Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027
      @Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027 Рік тому +4

      @@erinmac4750 He did discover them after all

    • @glaxko2
      @glaxko2 Рік тому +2

      I was just about to say, Pecos Hank is the man!

    • @BigTylt
      @BigTylt Рік тому +5

      @@erinmac4750 I came to this video thinking "If Astrum doesn't mention Pecos Hank, we riot"

    • @zashbot
      @zashbot Рік тому

      @@BigTylt bout to flip my computer desk 😤😤😤😤😤

  • @laurabryannan
    @laurabryannan 2 роки тому +545

    Pecos Hank, my fav storm chaser, has been discussing this phenomenon for a few years now. He's got some great vids on his channel if anyone is interested in further research.

    • @andie_pants
      @andie_pants 2 роки тому +22

      Was scrolling down to see if anyone mentioned Hank's work. :-D

    • @thundercptts1452
      @thundercptts1452 Рік тому +11

      Only clicked to share his channel since he's been documenting these for years

    • @deityzero
      @deityzero Рік тому +5

      Was literally going to post the same thing haha.

    • @zanb35
      @zanb35 Рік тому +5

      I love Pecos Hanks channel ❤️

    • @Zicore47
      @Zicore47 Рік тому +3

      Pecos Hank brought these phenomenon to my attention a few years ago.

  • @Marvelousnine
    @Marvelousnine Рік тому

    The music choice for this video is wonderful with the tone of your voice, even the ad sounded marveling.

  • @dalelerette206
    @dalelerette206 Рік тому +3

    1:31 And here we have Cthulhu partially materializing from its slumber...go back to sleep Cthulhu. You don't need to awaken yet. False alarm.

  • @genericalfishtycoon3853
    @genericalfishtycoon3853 2 роки тому +426

    I've always spent hours watching the sky here in Maine, ever since I was a little kid. One of the most interesting things I've seen was a rapid pulse of vivid blue light late at night out of a mostly clear sky, it was very high up in the sky. It wasn't like a glow of daylight, it was tightly isolated. But the best part was immediately afterwards, where a very clear bright blue ring shot downwards from the epicenter, like a smoke ring of burning propane. A toroidal vortex of blue light. It was so beautiful and unique that my heart started beating pretty hard, it really surprised me! The whole event was over in a flash, probably less than a second. If I hadn't of been staring directly at the spot already, I'd of never seen it or thought it was just my eyes playing tricks on me.

    • @cutie1427
      @cutie1427 2 роки тому +4

      Soo cool

    • @voyaging4
      @voyaging4 2 роки тому +5

      What was that phenomenon ?

    • @genericalfishtycoon3853
      @genericalfishtycoon3853 2 роки тому +38

      @@voyaging4 I genuinely have no idea, I'll never forget it though. The closest thing I've ever heard is the elves phenomenon. Somebody else mentioned to me it might've been a small meteor exploding under just the right conditions as well.

    • @genericalfishtycoon3853
      @genericalfishtycoon3853 2 роки тому +7

      @@cutie1427 Glad to share the memory, Nice .pfp btw, never enough skulls for the skull throne brother. 👍

    • @LemonLadyRecords
      @LemonLadyRecords 2 роки тому +7

      Check out dry or heat lightening, I think happens in locally clear shy.

  • @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife
    @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife 2 роки тому +609

    I HIGHLY recommend you check out the Pecos Hank channel by Hank Schyma. He is a storm chaser based out of the US who has produced some of the most detailed images of transient luminous events I've ever seen. Actually just in general, his meteorology content is incredible. I would 20/10 check his channel out.

    • @genericalfishtycoon3853
      @genericalfishtycoon3853 2 роки тому +19

      Just looked him up after reading and watched his green ghost vid with all the red sprites and subbed right away. Awesome stuff, thanks for the recommendation!

    • @evannibbe9375
      @evannibbe9375 2 роки тому +1

      So those who check his channel out are far sighted?

    • @Tmktrsf
      @Tmktrsf 2 роки тому +11

      I wish Atrium had linked to him :( thanks for all the comments that recommended him though, I hope he gets more attention!

    • @RuffianSoldier
      @RuffianSoldier 2 роки тому +8

      Pecos Hank rocks!

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu Рік тому +3

      thanks for telling us he’s based out of the usa i would have never guessed. 😂

  • @SeabornNomad
    @SeabornNomad Рік тому

    awesome footage and explainations, alex! thanks for this video!

  • @sfsinfinity5862
    @sfsinfinity5862 Рік тому

    This was amazing!
    Keep the great content up Astrum!
    The Sprite was magnificent 🥲 !

  • @craz107
    @craz107 2 роки тому +278

    Pecos Hank has a few really good videos on Transient Luminous Events as well as lightning in general. Of course, he also has amazing storm chasing footage as well

    • @brianbp4f
      @brianbp4f Рік тому +7

      And he explains it so well, anyone can understand it.

    • @miss.g-shun-w
      @miss.g-shun-w Рік тому +6

      I love that man! The footage he uploads is incredible. He's insane and/or brave.

    • @vgaportauthority9932
      @vgaportauthority9932 Рік тому +2

      Came here to say the same. dude is an absolute legend.

    • @transformersrevenge9
      @transformersrevenge9 Рік тому +5

      The green ghosts.

    • @SeltenLive
      @SeltenLive Рік тому +3

      Very true, this man has a loth of good footage and information. Next to that he's a funny, lovely and smart person.

  • @NorthernChev
    @NorthernChev 2 роки тому +28

    Pecos Hank, a storm chaser from Texas, has phenomenal footage of these he took himself, on his UA-cam channel.

  • @martindebrois1472
    @martindebrois1472 Рік тому +1

    Awesome footage. ... And great description, told. 👍

  • @rosemaryirwin3305
    @rosemaryirwin3305 Рік тому

    Fantastic presentation--thank you!

  • @robinhodgkinson
    @robinhodgkinson 2 роки тому +124

    Interesting. I never knew about these. I have experienced an extended sheet lighting show ( horizontal instead of vertical ) that occurred at night in an almost cloudless sky. We lay on the beach looking up as the lightning flashed back and forth across the sky seemingly between the stars. It was totally surreal! Photos of the event made the newspapers the next day.

    • @lindakay9552
      @lindakay9552 2 роки тому +6

      Wenatchee Washington used to have sheet lightning constantly when I was a kid. It was magnificent and beautiful. We seem to barely have any thunderstorms here nowadays. 🤨🤔☹️

    • @robinhodgkinson
      @robinhodgkinson 2 роки тому +3

      @@lindakay9552 This was in Cairns, Australia maybe 40 years ago. I’ve never seen anything like it since. Not sure if it was a tropical phenomenon. I’ve seen sheet lightning but the almost totally cloudless nature of it at night was spectacular.

    • @mirensummers7633
      @mirensummers7633 2 роки тому +1

      @@lindakay9552 wow I'm so jealous, in the UK we get plenty of rain and some thunder storms but they're never that dramatic, I think because we don't have the right geography for them

    • @genericalfishtycoon3853
      @genericalfishtycoon3853 2 роки тому +1

      @@robinhodgkinson I've seen some amazing lightning shows in my time but that sounds damned spectacular. Lucky!!

    • @danieljensen2626
      @danieljensen2626 Рік тому +1

      Lightning is actually usually extended more in the horizontal direction than the vertical, you just can't see it well because it's in the clouds. Lightning consistently extending horizontally out of clouds is pretty rare though.

  • @kiragoldy4615
    @kiragoldy4615 Рік тому +213

    I remember during the super storm Odette here in Cebu Philippines when everytime before the strong whooshing wind hits, a bright green light illuminates the sky in about five seconds. It happened many times during the typhoon's landfall in our city.
    I've never seen such magnificent and scary phenomenon.

    • @nate0___
      @nate0___ Рік тому

      Did that actually happen?

    • @richardyarbrough5437
      @richardyarbrough5437 Рік тому +7

      It might have been electrical transformers catching on fire and exploding. They are filled with oil and when struck by lightning the copper vaporizes in a green color.

    • @kiragoldy4615
      @kiragoldy4615 Рік тому +12

      @@nate0___ yes it did happen. And I did some googling and found out that it's a natural occuring phenomenon during super typhoons.

    • @kiragoldy4615
      @kiragoldy4615 Рік тому +9

      @@richardyarbrough5437 I would've thought it's an electrical transformer, too. But it didn't happen once. It happened all throughout when the typhoon made a landfall. I lost count how many times the green lights flashed across the city sky. But all of us witnesses can say it happened probably more than ten times. It started at around 4pm in my city and the green lights stopped at around 6pm.

    • @Soul-0143
      @Soul-0143 Рік тому

      Is that why I saw a green looking ufo after a rainstorm..? Nobody believed me. And I was a kid at the time. But I know I saw it

  • @pokok_kokonut
    @pokok_kokonut Рік тому

    this is actually one of the first off-topic vids that i have watched without seeing and/or realising the time! real great shiz right here bro, kudos to everyone in the process of making this one 😙

  • @galanothi
    @galanothi Рік тому

    I just can't thank you enough, the world building potential and inspiration you just gave me is unparalleled, instant sub.

  • @bwxmoto
    @bwxmoto 2 роки тому +7

    "Pecos Hank" youtuber discovered "Green ghosts" in 2019. Check out his vid "NIGHT OF THE GREEN GHOSTS" published Jul 25, 2021. Nice compliment to this Astrum video.

  • @TexRobNC
    @TexRobNC 2 роки тому +35

    The way patterns show up in all forms of nature is really mind boggling. Those sprites look just like a root structure. They generate the same structure in way less than a second.

    • @PsykZeus
      @PsykZeus Рік тому

      Roots of a spirit tree? 🤔

    • @bongwelll
      @bongwelll 9 місяців тому

      Or blood vessels, or nerves. Everything experiences time differently. We know very little as humans and we know a whole bunch of information. You know there's just so much more though.

  • @MistyDelusions
    @MistyDelusions Рік тому

    I learned something new today. Thank you for the comprehensive video😊

  • @AJTalon
    @AJTalon Рік тому

    Wonderful work! I had no idea about these! They're amazing!

  • @jerrypolverino6025
    @jerrypolverino6025 2 роки тому +6

    Airline pilots like myself have been seeing these things for decades, but many people did not believe us. This is a great video.

  • @DaxMarko
    @DaxMarko 2 роки тому +256

    If this sort of elusive effects are produced by Earth's clouds and atmosphere, can you even imagine what kind of spectacular phenomenons are going on inside gas giants, that we could possibly discover in future.

    • @martintruong2428
      @martintruong2428 Рік тому +22

      You know, Saturn does have diamond rains

    • @brown2889
      @brown2889 Рік тому +4

      Neptune and Uranus may have the same properties as a super fluid which electricity flows without stopping. They just haven’t gotten close enough to observe this because of how distant they are.
      Oh the storms there are probably amazing.

  • @ckbigIron
    @ckbigIron Рік тому

    Probably my favorite science channel. Keep it up Astrum

  • @variaxi935
    @variaxi935 Рік тому +1

    The way you led into the ad... I applaud you lmao that was so smooth

  • @coasterblocks3420
    @coasterblocks3420 2 роки тому +28

    The weirdest lightning I’ve seen was ball lighting shooting across the sky whilst watching “Alien” at the drive-in theatre. That added an extra dimension of creepiness.

    • @appleman2.043
      @appleman2.043 Рік тому

      I think it would have been more fitting if you were watching predator but it’s cool anyways

  • @TheHomeExpert5
    @TheHomeExpert5 Рік тому +1

    You know, that ad for Henson shaving at the beginning really adds a lot of class, gravitas and cache to your UA-cam site.

  • @raresjurcovet4405
    @raresjurcovet4405 Рік тому +4

    1:35
    Geez that's Vecna

  • @PhilipLeichauer
    @PhilipLeichauer 2 роки тому +18

    A rather beautiful episode. I've a PhD in designing lightning waveform generators for aeronautical applications. That was long-winded and practical. I prefer this video :)

  • @PopTartBandwagn
    @PopTartBandwagn 2 роки тому +28

    Photos of sprites have been taken for years. The channel Pecos Hank has been making videos about these for quite some time. His tornado and wild weather videos are awesome!

  • @NeedsContent
    @NeedsContent Рік тому

    This was incredible, thank you so much for sharing.

  • @Smartion
    @Smartion Рік тому

    Thank you… awesome upload 🙏🏼

  • @spicypeppers2019
    @spicypeppers2019 2 роки тому +5

    I was thinking of Pecos Hank the entire video. He has some amazing captures of sprites on his channel.

  • @JTelli786
    @JTelli786 2 роки тому +7

    Been fascinated with Red Ghosts since Pecos Hank did a video of them over a year ago, great to see someone else covering them now!

  • @dreaming4ffr
    @dreaming4ffr Рік тому +10

    Love these! love the mysteries nature brings, and the magic it can create ^_^
    Jets are reversed sprites?
    I once saw green lighting through a telescope in space, still have no idea what it is, can't find it online, it's pretty frustrating, it was beautifull... unexplained to me though

  • @FalconFlight747
    @FalconFlight747 10 місяців тому

    We need more coverage on this kind of phenomena!
    Not enough is known or said about these magnificent things

  • @feeberizer
    @feeberizer 2 роки тому +7

    Yes, we want more videos of WAP!
    Weird
    Atmospheric
    Phenomenon

  • @hitenagarwal2272
    @hitenagarwal2272 2 роки тому +13

    If you like this sort of imagery the channel Pecos hank also has some videos on transient luminous events, lightning etc

    • @Velociferon
      @Velociferon 2 роки тому +3

      Glad you mentioned Pecos Hank. Standup guy and really amazing vids

    • @cajunlady4893
      @cajunlady4893 2 роки тому +1

      So awesome
      So many things we will see that was never seen... as the days progress

    • @gingerandbroke1402
      @gingerandbroke1402 2 роки тому

      I'm subbed to him myself and I immediately thought of his videos on this.

    • @intraterrestrial5035
      @intraterrestrial5035 2 роки тому +1

      I love finding other PH fans

  • @lunajohn5220
    @lunajohn5220 Рік тому +2

    blue jets, sprite, blue starter, gigantic jets, elves... sound like a futuristic Christmas themed story where the elves and a sprite fought or something.
    The Elves' gigantic jet destroyed the lone sprite in the blue jet

  • @notfunny6606
    @notfunny6606 Рік тому

    This is an incredible video. Thank you for this super cool information.

  • @1AnononA1
    @1AnononA1 2 роки тому +13

    I will never forget seeing and hearing ball lightning. I was maybe 100m away, it was a massive "light ball", I estimate 50m in diameter (probably more) when it "struck"/"went off". It was above ground maybe 200m high. the bang was intense, short and very loud. So loud I couldn't believe the windows in the area I lived didn't shatter. very impressive/scary.

  • @Glowbox3D
    @Glowbox3D 2 роки тому +30

    I've been in to lightning for decades, and I had no idea of these particular variations. Pretty incredible. I want to know more about the Elve(s). Really trippy.

  • @skeletshoo
    @skeletshoo Рік тому

    This video is so interesting!! I like to put on science videos to help me start up for homeworks and this channel is a gold mine! I had never heard of these phenomena before, I will be sleeping happier.

  • @darknubent
    @darknubent Рік тому +2

    Imagine you're new to a country or new to this planet and you get lucky enough to see this your first day. You'd be freaked out

  • @DadJeff-jo7pm
    @DadJeff-jo7pm 2 роки тому +7

    I've lived here in AZ. in and out for most of my life, and I'm 58. I love sitting on the porch watching the Thunderheads massing on the horizon, and the Amazingly Beautiful light shows they put on, rapid series of lightning flashes all throughout the clouds. Lighting them from the inside, from internal lightning flashes. From top to bottom, just everywhere. And the occasional Red Sprite, or even a VERY rare Jet, lancing up out the top. I just sit in a wonderful, magical, spell-binding Amazement, of the Natural Beauty. I sit for hours at a time usually, and it only feels like its been a few min, just enjoying Mother Natures light shows. Its better and more relaxing than a Movie or T.V. all my oohs and ahhs, and wows, all in a quiet setting where I am, miles from the Epicenter. Its better than Meditation, IMHO.

    • @erinmac4750
      @erinmac4750 2 роки тому +1

      I bet!!! One day I hope to travel to AZ during monsoon season to storm chase. 💚🌎

  • @creepyoldlady2995
    @creepyoldlady2995 2 роки тому +23

    For more film of sprites, elves and some spectacular storms of all kinds, check out Pecos Hank's channel. He's a storm chaser with decades of experience and works with meteorologists to understand the causes of destructive tornados.

  • @MyRx777z
    @MyRx777z Рік тому +1

    Just recently there was a news about a gigantic jet blue lightning that shot straight up in space a few days ago.
    So i just had to look it up and found this video. Learned something new, thanks.

  • @Raittway
    @Raittway Рік тому +1

    I'm always looking at the sky. It's so beautiful and ever changing

  • @martinandroid2538
    @martinandroid2538 2 роки тому +242

    Thanks Alex for astronomy and weather etc so interesting and accessible. About forty five years ago I saw ball lightening relatively up close (close enough for me). I have always said it looked like some sort of plasma. It was an odd looking ball about the size of a soccer ball, that 'bounced' a couple of feet from the ground. I still remember it like it was yesterday. If you haven't covered it, maybe it's worth covering?

    • @samhaines8228
      @samhaines8228 2 роки тому +17

      I'd love to experience that! At the very least I'd enjoy a video discussing ball lightning.

    • @JoanisTurnon
      @JoanisTurnon 2 роки тому +25

      My grandpa once told me he saw ball lightning when he was young, that a bluish sparkly ball flew through the house he lived in with his parents, and after some zig-zagging in front of the house it flew away and crashed into a nearby river.

    • @naradaian
      @naradaian 2 роки тому +7

      Yup thats how we experienced them too. Came thru the glass and left thru the opposite wall!

    • @TobiasDettinger
      @TobiasDettinger 2 роки тому +11

      Strange that this phenomen only exists in mouth to mouth history and not on tape...

    • @samhaines8228
      @samhaines8228 2 роки тому +11

      @@TobiasDettinger there exist a few short video clips on UA-cam that may be this- no verification that I know of, but some attempts at debunking by video experts.

  • @wixostrix
    @wixostrix 2 роки тому +15

    This was an unexpected. With so many awesome things to learn about the cosmos, there's still so much to learn about our home planet. I've always love watching lightening storms as a kid but these things are crazy! Always amazing videos.

  • @Shiro_Takahata
    @Shiro_Takahata Рік тому

    this my new friend was amazing to listen to and i learned some interesting stuff [i've seen alot of these images before but never really understood what exactly they were]

  • @Cchrisbud813
    @Cchrisbud813 Рік тому +2

    I've never seen sprites but I have seen one blue jet, which emerged from a very active distant storm cloud that was producing some pretty spectacular lightning from my vantage point. The jet was bright enough for me to see it in the early evening summer daylight, and the sun apparently drowned out the color as it appeared pale-white, but it was an extremely narrow cone of light that shot straight upward from the top of the storm cloud. The flash was so quick that I probably could've blinked and missed five of them.

  • @benpietersen3723
    @benpietersen3723 2 роки тому +40

    Great video, there's also a mysterious ground effect lightning known as "ball lightning", also near impossible to find footage for but hopefully that also comes soon

    • @Fish-cj4ub
      @Fish-cj4ub Рік тому

      i am pretty sure that was made up by a science fiction author a long time ago

    • @Streifi
      @Streifi Рік тому +6

      @@Fish-cj4ub They have been reported way before the science fiction genre got invented. But there are probably many different phenomena (including hallucinations) lumped together under the umbrella term "ball lightning". It's not easy to prove the existence of THE ball lightning, when A ball lightning can be a wide variety of different things.

    • @kpsiex
      @kpsiex Рік тому +2

      @@Fish-cj4ub If i saw it with my own eyes, i know it's not made up.

  • @sunla
    @sunla 2 роки тому +5

    I've seen ball lightning, and less related, fire rainbows, but nothing on this list. Incredible stuff!

  • @pukekoprobably
    @pukekoprobably Рік тому +1

    Imagine chilling outside watching the storms when you see the Mind Flayer for a split second and you're just left like "yo"

  • @aaliguy9986
    @aaliguy9986 Рік тому

    Wow! Now this was an amazing video!

  • @wk8219
    @wk8219 2 роки тому +34

    And that was one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while. You’ve totally earned your entire 1 million followers with such fantastic content. Congratulations.

  • @navret1707
    @navret1707 2 роки тому +12

    When I was stationed in Iceland I got to see the Northern Lights. Absolutely beautiful.
    Presently I live in the mountains of Western NC at just under 5000 feet. Thunder storms are a lot closer to us than at lower altitudes. BTW, yes, our power system has been hit.

  • @obe22099
    @obe22099 Рік тому +1

    Aliens playing with LED strips the same way teens on tiktok do to their ceilings

  • @fantomghost6213
    @fantomghost6213 Рік тому

    Very interesting, thank you!!

  • @gregbors8364
    @gregbors8364 2 роки тому +5

    That’s some beautiful imagery. Thanks for uploading 👍

  • @ashrafali1022
    @ashrafali1022 2 роки тому +3

    Congrats on 1mill subs , no idea when reached it, just good to be knowing u since the Channel was small

  • @jonbauml225
    @jonbauml225 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful pics

  • @CitiesForTheFuture2030
    @CitiesForTheFuture2030 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for a great doccie - fascinating! I've seen a few vids of red skies in China & was wondering if you had any idea(s) about what could be causing these. Thanks.

  • @christofmaupin2023
    @christofmaupin2023 2 роки тому +26

    Fascinating. Thanks for this. As other viewers have mentioned, these phenomena do seem to evoke mythological or folk tales. Could people in the distant past have witnessed such phenomena in the skies of antiquity, free from city lights and pollution, and have incorporated them in their mythologies? It would also be interesting to do a video focusing on atmospheric phenomena on planets and moons in our own solar system! Thanks again. Great presentation, as always.

  • @truman42746
    @truman42746 2 роки тому +6

    Great video Alex! I would love to see more about strange weather. I have been a weather buff all my life. Even have a weather station on the internet.

  • @RealMadMed
    @RealMadMed Рік тому

    I am a lighting observer without any equipment or HD cameras only my phone camera, Hearing about other events happens during thunderstorm has putten me through shock and a big smile, I must live at least one of those events

  • @cloudysensation8406
    @cloudysensation8406 Рік тому

    Amazing video!!!

  • @mikecarbone828
    @mikecarbone828 2 роки тому +3

    I have been hearing about these various forms of electromagnetic phenomena since some of the earliest Space Shuttle missions but have never before seen such great detailed images of them before. Images of these were very difficult to capture back in the eighties and all the best examples still left you wondering just exactly what you were looking at, often the colors were visible, but the intricate details were very difficult to get into focus. Thankfully, newer camera technology has enabled quality images like these to be captured, and have enabled them to be examined in much greater detail, which has given us a chance to gain a better understanding of the phenomena.
    Thank you for posting these videos!
    Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨

  • @franl155
    @franl155 2 роки тому +14

    I've been fascinated by the phenomenon ever since I first found out about it, some years ago. I read that pilots had known about them for ages, but hadn't been believed when they'd reported them. [bit like reporting UFOs!]
    It's a whole new field: not only the how and why of the phenomena themselves, but how they interact with the atmosphere, maybe regulating or stabilising it in some way.
    And this has been going on for probably billions of years!
    Please can we have more or the same, or similar.

  • @evilkamatis542
    @evilkamatis542 Рік тому +3

    This is so freaking cool to watch. These phenomena are visible to naked eye, although it happens in a matter of milliseconds, you can still visibly see it. Now I am curious if there are other cool phenomenas that are not visible with our naked eye that occurs almost all the time without us knowing.

  • @cygnus4274
    @cygnus4274 Рік тому +2

    and now they're wreaking havoc on the YGO TCG meta! damn sprights!

  • @MatheusManente
    @MatheusManente 2 роки тому +10

    One time, observing a distant storm in Brazil, I saw numerous blue jets happening above the anvil. That's the only time I've ever seen those. Never saw sprites.

  • @Unpainted_Huffhines
    @Unpainted_Huffhines 2 роки тому +37

    When I was 13, I was on a flight to Atlanta. We flew past a thunderstorm, and out the window, I briefly saw a gap between two layers of clouds.
    There was what I called "purple lightning", flittering between the layers. Now I think they might have been these blue jets.

    • @TheUmdexMan
      @TheUmdexMan Рік тому +3

      Seems like palpatine was having fun

    • @CG-sf1uw
      @CG-sf1uw Рік тому

      @@TheUmdexMan UNLIMITED POWER!!!

  • @CarlosRamirez-zf1bt
    @CarlosRamirez-zf1bt Рік тому

    Beautiful! They look just like fireworks!

  • @patriciaroysdon9540
    @patriciaroysdon9540 Рік тому

    Absolutely fascinating!

  • @carpetsmell2523
    @carpetsmell2523 2 роки тому +16

    I really appreciate you as a creator. Keep doing what you're doing

  • @arlenegrundy7671
    @arlenegrundy7671 2 роки тому +6

    Actually Pecos Hank (his YT channel) actually captured this phenomenon about 2 yrs or so ago. Check out his channel...he has some absolutely incredible videos.

  • @JunethSnowdrop
    @JunethSnowdrop Рік тому

    It makes me incredibly happy how many people are mentioning Pecos!

  • @WJT.
    @WJT. Рік тому +1

    4:59 there it is, the storm that is approaching, provoking... black clouds in isolation

  • @jeremygriffin620
    @jeremygriffin620 2 роки тому +3

    Loved it, and I'd love to see more. These were so fascinating and seem unreal, or otherworldly.

  • @JCBucketDude
    @JCBucketDude 2 роки тому +12

    Ok, so it’s been a while since I’ve seen some original scientific concept, and this absolutely blew my mind. What an amazing video, and thank you for introducing me to the deeper mysteries of our atmosphere.

  • @josephjackson1956
    @josephjackson1956 Рік тому +2

    I like how the acronyms are a couple of letters caught in basically a sentence that make up the acronym. Like some scientist REALLY wanted to name them elves and sprites.

  • @evangalinsky2499
    @evangalinsky2499 Рік тому +1

    This video better mention Pecos Hank a lot. Currently he's one of the pioneers behind sprites and the other transient luminescent events