Jellyfish over updraft

May on the plains is sprite hunting season. 

This was one of those late May events where storms didn't strengthen until early morning. I was originally driving home around 1 am, but pulled over after seeing the updrafts taking off in the distance. Shooting until sunrise, I didn't catch many sprites, but the ones I did get were exceptional.

Though aligned perfectly, the lightning in this storm tower was not the parent stroke for this jellyfish sprite. It was a big bolt deep within the system behind that generated this perfect scene.

This image made the front cover of The American Geophysical Union EOS magazine in 2022.

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