A thunderstorm, lightning, a bright star and a bright planet all graced an evening sky for a short while near Bismarck [ http://www.bismarck…], North Dakota [ http://www.state.nd…], USA [ http://www.cia.gov/…] two weeks ago. Thick thunderclouds [ http://www.ucar.edu…] from a passing storm are the origin of a strong cloud to ground lightning [ http://thunder.msfc…] strike. Small areas of rain darken portions of the orange sunset [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], visible at the horizon above the vast prairie. The planet Venus [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] peeks below the clouds on the lower left of the image. Blue sky [ http://www.why-is-t…] shines high above the distant storm, streaked with high white cirrus clouds [ http://www.met.tamu…]. The bright star Arcturus [ http://www.astro.ui…] glitters near the image top, just left of center. Just a few minutes later, only a memory and this picture [ http://www.prairiej…] remained.
Explanation
A thunderstorm, lightning, a bright star and a bright planet all graced an evening sky for a short while near Bismarck [ http://www.bismarck…], North Dakota [ http://www.state.nd…], USA [ http://www.cia.gov/…] two weeks ago. Thick thunderclouds [ http://www.ucar.edu…] from a passing storm are the origin of a strong cloud to ground lightning [ http://thunder.msfc…] strike. Small areas of rain darken portions of the orange sunset [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], visible at the horizon above the vast prairie. The planet Venus [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] peeks below the clouds on the lower left of the image. Blue sky [ http://www.why-is-t…] shines high above the distant storm, streaked with high white cirrus clouds [ http://www.met.tamu…]. The bright star Arcturus [ http://www.astro.ui…] glitters near the image top, just left of center. Just a few minutes later, only a memory and this picture [ http://www.prairiej…] remained.
Explanation
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Lyndon Anderson [ mailto:landerson@pra iriejournal.com ] (Prairiejournal.com [ http://www.prairiej…])
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Lyndon Anderson [ mailto:landerson@pra iriejournal.com ] (Prairiejournal.com [ http://www.prairiej…])
