LIGHTNING! Right Now!
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Night Andre.
Lorry: South will have some action. However, just over by Mt Hamilton a thundercloud just blew into the red zone, i know it's going to be packing bolts up the wazoo... so look ESE, E, and ENE also...
-Gagan
Lorry: South will have some action. However, just over by Mt Hamilton a thundercloud just blew into the red zone, i know it's going to be packing bolts up the wazoo... so look ESE, E, and ENE also...
-Gagan
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As someone who grew up in the South (and thus saw lightning probably 2-3 times/week in the summer) this thread is amusing to me to see folks go so nuts over simple lightning 
Probably would get a really good thread going if lightning bugs suddenly appeared in CA as well
BTW Gagan, since I know you're into the weather stuff you'll probably get a kick out of this website about the Langmuir Lightning research lab. I lived a few years in Socorro NM (near this lab) and went up there a few times.
Probably would get a really good thread going if lightning bugs suddenly appeared in CA as well
BTW Gagan, since I know you're into the weather stuff you'll probably get a kick out of this website about the Langmuir Lightning research lab. I lived a few years in Socorro NM (near this lab) and went up there a few times.
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I took sum video last night myself, but i was impressed with myself when i was able to take a digital picture of lightning (gotta be quick) but of course, like most digi cams, night time pix tun out a bit fuzzy, but it looks cool with the reflection off the water.
Will post pix when i get home, anyone else get any to post?
-Dan
Will post pix when i get home, anyone else get any to post?
-Dan
http://www.odyss3y.net/nook/html/mod...view_album.php
ive got video too, but i was tired last night, and dont have anything online.
i didnt have a tripod handy so the pics are a little blurry. but whatever....
ive got video too, but i was tired last night, and dont have anything online.
i didnt have a tripod handy so the pics are a little blurry. but whatever....
Last edited by odyss3y; Aug 26, 2003 at 10:25 AM.
Originally posted by AWD_Dan
I took sum video last night myself, but i was impressed with myself when i was able to take a digital picture of lightning (gotta be quick) but of course, like most digi cams, night time pix tun out a bit fuzzy, but it looks cool with the reflection off the water.
Will post pix when i get home, anyone else get any to post?
-Dan
I took sum video last night myself, but i was impressed with myself when i was able to take a digital picture of lightning (gotta be quick) but of course, like most digi cams, night time pix tun out a bit fuzzy, but it looks cool with the reflection off the water.
Will post pix when i get home, anyone else get any to post?
-Dan
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Low-res crops of my pictures of Mission Peak last night:
Edit: I didn't post these last night because, as someone who grew up around a lot of lightning, I didn't want my PC plugged into the wall until the storm was long gone! (Lost 4 PCs with a single strike once at work in New Mexico.)
My wife, as someone who also grew up around lightning, slept through the whole thing even though our window was open.
Edit: I didn't post these last night because, as someone who grew up around a lot of lightning, I didn't want my PC plugged into the wall until the storm was long gone! (Lost 4 PCs with a single strike once at work in New Mexico.)
My wife, as someone who also grew up around lightning, slept through the whole thing even though our window was open.
Last edited by bclee; Aug 26, 2003 at 01:41 PM.
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Originally posted by bclee
Low-res crops of my pictures of Mission Peak last night:
Edit: I didn't post these last night because, as someone who grew up around a lot of lightning, I didn't want my PC plugged into the wall until the storm was long gone! (Lost 4 PCs with a single strike once at work in New Mexico.)
My wife, as someone who also grew up around lightning, slept through the whole thing even though our window was open.
Low-res crops of my pictures of Mission Peak last night:
Edit: I didn't post these last night because, as someone who grew up around a lot of lightning, I didn't want my PC plugged into the wall until the storm was long gone! (Lost 4 PCs with a single strike once at work in New Mexico.)
My wife, as someone who also grew up around lightning, slept through the whole thing even though our window was open.
E-mail me at joltdudeuc @ sbcglobal . net <put them togehter...
> with the Hi Res stuff!!When i edit and chop up my video, i'll have about 10 minutes of lightening...
-Gagan