Author Topic: Pilot captures rare St. Elmo's fire weather phenomenon mid-flight  (Read 2003 times)

Offline KB4TEZ

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/viral/pilot-captures-rare-st-elmos-fire-weather-phenomenon-mid-flight/vi-BBRJMp6


An Airbus 320 flying over Argentina experiences what is known as a St. Elmo's Fire - a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a coronal discharge from a sharp or pointed object in a strong electric field in the atmosphere (such as those generated by thunderstorms). What a sight!