It’s nearly invisible to the naked eye but our instruments give rise to a vision of swaths of scintillating corona glowing as thunderstorms pass overhead
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Interesting Field Work: Treetops glowing during storms captured for the first time

By Anthony Watts on April 27, 2026
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It’s nearly invisible to the naked eye but our instruments give rise to a vision of swaths of scintillating corona glowing as thunderstorms pass overhead
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