What lightning looks like from Space

[Hum]

(CBS) - Space is the place. The International Space Station is the camera. This breathtaking view of a thunderstorm over central Africa is the scene. The person with their jaw on the floor watching this 20 second video? That's you.

As the video explains:

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken December 29, 2011 from 20:55:05 to 21:14:09 GMT, on a pass from over central Africa, near southeast Niger, to the South Indian Ocean, southeast of Madagascar. The complete pass is over southern Africa to the ocean, focusing on the lightning flashes from local storms and the Milky Way rising over the horizon. The Milky Way can be spotted as a hazy band of white light at the beginning of the video. The pass continues southeast toward the Mozambique Channel and Madagascar. The Lovejoy Comet can be seen very faintly near the Milky Way. The pass ends as the sun is rising over the dark ocean.

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[the better twin]

Yeah that looks awesome

[M_Lyons10]

That is pretty cool. I've never seen anything like that before.

[44MLX]

Really fascinating! :woot:

[Packet1009]

that is so cool. so amazingly cool.

thank you for sharing the link, else i likely would have never known of it

[Hum]

Are those stars in the background ... or space junk ? :laugh:

[Solid Knight]

Here's another one: http://youtu.be/KDEmtWLwMOM?hd=1

Looks like it has some aurora going on.

[Muhammad Farrukh]

That looks awesome.

They should set up a permanent streaming camera up there

[+Warwagon MVC]

Here's another one: http://youtu.be/KDEmtWLwMOM?hd=1

Looks like it has some aurora going on.

That was a MUCH better video. For the record i'm not one to give out Likes like candy :)