NASA astronaut catches elusive 'sprite' over Mexico

The image captured by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers. Pic/X, @Astro_Ayers

NASA astronaut named Nichole Ayers, stationed at International space station captured a rare and stunning image of a lightning phenomenon, ‘sprite' often known as Transient Luminous Events (TLE). Ayers spotted this rare lightning above a thunderstorm over Mexico and the Desert Southwest earlier in the week.

Ayers who goes by the name Nichole "Vapor" Ayers on X shared the stunning image on the social media platform. She said, "Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite." The post has gone over 2 million views.

Sprites are TLEs that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below.

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