Lightning Detector (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Lightning Detector

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Robert Holzworth stands with a test lightning sensor on the roof of a UW building. The pipe contains an antenna that detects the electrical frequencies generated by lightning. Seattle's actual detector is on the roof of a neighboring building.

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Dennis Wise/University of Washington

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