A large "spark" once appeared in the sky over Zibo, Shandong Province. What is it?
This is not a UFO incident, nor is it a photo of tens of thousands of fireworks, but a natural phenomenon that is not easy for people to capture. Recently, the meteor monitoring station in Zibo, Shandong, China captured a series of natural phenomena in the night sky. A huge flame-like light appeared in the sky, burning like a "spark".
According to Wang Lei, a member of the China Meteor Monitoring Organization (CMMO), in the early morning of June 9, a meteor monitoring device in Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province recorded this unexpected natural light. A single meteor or fireball in the sky is even more spectacular. Recorded images show hundreds of flaming lights appearing dozens of kilometers above the ground, virtually lighting up the night.
What’s even more interesting is that at this time, some shooting stars also came to join them. They pass through the "spark" like a needle. Different forms of light are accompanied by the flash of meteors. Words of wonderful, spectacular, wonderful and magical cannot describe the scene at that time. Our researcher Wang Lei said: This is simply crazy, and its spectacular scene cannot be expressed in words. Some netizens said it looked like the air was on fire.
Cosmic rays are being emitted towards the Earth
Is the scene in the photo really exciting? Whenever night falls, the Meteor Monitoring Station in Zibo, China will turn on an automatic camera to monitor meteor activity over the Yellow Sea, and within a few hours, the meteors will be superimposed with some natural phenomena to form a picture. Therefore, this picture is not a picture, but a picture. is an overlapping image with an exposure time of several hours.
What kind of light are these flames? The scientific community has long believed this to be a phenomenon called red sprites. These photos also attracted the attention of many foreign scientists. Lightning scientist Wilder from Spain said it was like a "jellyfish" with a halo. The glowing body has many tentacles, probably caused by stronger and more violent thunderstorms.
From a weather point of view, there were thunderstorms in Zibo, Shandong, China from late June 8 to early morning on June 9. It is estimated that these red elves are related to thunderstorms.