Lightning Imaging Sensor (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Lightning Imaging Sensor (1 of 3)

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This International Space Station Crew Earth image of storm clouds over California shows lightning as a white glow to the right of center. The yellow lit areas beneath the clouds are the night lights from the highly populated areas of Los Angeles and San Diego.

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