Talk:Lightning

Upward Streamer Photo
The upward streamer photo looks like a reflection of the main bolt in the lens of the camera (a lens flare), not a positive leader. It even seems to be obscured by an object, just like the main bolt is partially obscured by a tree. Please review the description of that photo since it might be inaccurate. 88.220.51.36 (talk) 14:16, 22 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Here's what a lens flare may look like on an iPhone 8 Pro: https://i.imgur.com/6GtLxxm.png 185.238.206.92 (talk) 15:30, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree that the "upward streamer" appears to be a camera artifact, either caused by a lens flare/reflection or the camera sensor being oversaturated which can create a similar artifact as explained here: https://ztresearch.blog/2017/05/16/blinded-by-the-light/
 * Upward connecting leaders are generally only seen within around 50m of the main discharge, and they emanate from the tops of pointed objects, and not from a flat object some distance away from the main bolt. PurpleDiana (talk) 04:00, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I also agree that this is not an upward streamer. I get these "ghost" lightning bolts all the time when filming lightning. It's just lens flare. On top of being too far from the main bolt and not being from a pointy object, the streamer in question looks too curved. Styro.drake (talk) 01:39, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Extraterrestrial
Juno managed to image lightning On Jupiter:

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/nasa-s-juno-mission-captures-lightning-on-jupiter

©Geni (talk) 16:30, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2023
Re ref for "[...] discovery of the clear signatures of antimatter produced in lightning."

Original link is dead and archive link is no good (content "available to subscribers only").

New links, same source:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/signature-antimatter-detected-lightning

https://web.archive.org/web/20230728171126/https://www.sciencenews.org/article/signature-antimatter-detected-lightning

2A02:560:5916:9C00:40AB:CA76:BF17:C388 (talk) 17:18, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  17:22, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2023
There is an informational error under flashes and strikes: discharge: return stroke: last paragraph. Article states "The core temperature of the plasma during the return stroke may exceed 50,000 K." Unit of measure is wrong. Please change 50,000 K to 50,000 F. (Source: https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-science-thunder#:~:text=The%20lightning%20discharge%20heats%20the,the%20surface%20of%20the%20sun.) 66.29.208.159 (talk) 05:42, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ I've also added the Celsius equivalent via the convert template. Thanks, Lewcm Talk to me! 13:45, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

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