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A Gigantic Jet Caught on Camera: A Spritacular Moment for #NASA #Astronaut #NicoleAyers!

“Nichole Ayers caught a rare and spectacular form of a Transient Luminous Events (TLE) from the International Space Station (#ISS) — a gigantic jet,” said Dr. Burcu Kosar, Principal Investigator of the Spritacular project. 
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Two side-by-side images from the International Space Station showing a massive lightning event called a gigantic jet. The left image captures a bright lightning flash with a red jet shooting upward into the atmosphere. The right image shows Earth at night with city lights, the lightning event highlighted in a green box, and an inset zoom revealing red jets extending above the storm.
NASA Science · A Gigantic Jet Caught on Camera: A Spritacular Moment for NASA Astronaut Nicole Ayers!By NASA Science Editorial Team

Starting in a couple of days, the next set of #ISS passes visible from the North of England. I'll be tooting again with the hashtags #UK_ISS and #ISS

The passes are in the morning, about 04:00 to 05:30, and some are predicted to be *phenomenally* bright.

First pass isn't so bright, as always, but is scheduled as:

Date: 2025/08/22
Time: 04:43:00 for 240 secs
Est Mag: -1.4