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Lightning... An Astronaut's View

01/27/2015 4:50 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLvJl4mnc44 pretty awesome
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01/27/2015 4:59 PM

Impressive.

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01/27/2015 6:05 PM

I'm amazed at the pattern of lights at 43/44 seconds.

Anybody know where/what they are?
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01/28/2015 4:13 AM

Could be a George Clooney photo call.

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01/27/2015 7:01 PM

Looks like a dangerous place to be, where all that flashing is going on.

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Re: Lightning... An Astronaut's View

01/28/2015 9:34 AM

Amazing!

I wonder how close you would have to be to the earth to see these, at least with human eyes.

I recall seeing a documentary on some other planet or moon that had lightning but I can't remember which one.

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01/30/2015 7:49 AM

The location at 45 seconds appears to be Illinois. You can see Lake Michigan and Chicago on its banks, just past this you can see Lake Erie. The ISS is heading West to east with the field of view pointing North East.

Very awesome view indeed!
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01/30/2015 10:28 AM

Thanks!
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01/30/2015 11:20 AM

Coincidentally, a Chicago politician exploded on that date.

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