Rare phenomenon photographed in Hungary — PHOTO

A very rare and spectacular celestial phenomenon, the red ghost, has been photographed in Hungary.

A really special celestial phenomenon was photographed in Hungary, near Gyula, by a Hungarian photographer. The so-called red sprites appeared over thunderstorms in the Czech Republic, 420 kilometres from Gyula.

Red sprites are high-altitude haze discharges that flash for a fraction of a second above the lightning strikes of thunderstorms. The electric field strength required for these formations can develop after larger lightning discharges for short periods between the storm cloud and the lower boundary layer (100 km) of the ionosphere.

“This was the first time I tried something like this, and I was delighted to capture so many in one go. Beautiful phenomena,” napi.hu quotes Gábor Szűcs as saying.