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Credit & Copyright: Lyndon Anderson
(Prairiejournal.com)
Explanation:
A thunderstorm, lightning, a bright star and
a bright planet all graced an evening sky for a short while near
Bismarck,
North Dakota,
USA two weeks ago.
Thick thunderclouds from a passing storm are the
origin of a strong cloud to ground
lightning strike.
Small areas of rain darken portions of the orange
sunset,
visible at the horizon above the vast prairie.
The planet Venus peaks below the clouds
on the lower left of the image.
Blue sky shines high above the distant storm,
streaked with high white cirrus clouds.
The bright star
Arcturus glitters near the image top, just left of center.
Just a few minutes later, only a memory and this picture remained.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Venus - lightning
Publications with words: Venus - lightning
See also:
- APOD: 2024 August 13 Á Giant Jet from the International Space Station
- APOD: 2024 June 18 Á Gigantic Jets over Himalayan Mountains
- APOD: 2024 January 8 Á The Phases of Venus
- Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star
- APOD: 2023 November 14 Á Three Planets Rock
- APOD: 2023 October 2 Á Sprite Lightning in High Definition
- APOD: 2023 September 18 Á The Red Sprite and the Tree