Explanation: This
phenomenon occurs in the sky over our heads, not the sea. It is a
type of lightning known as red sprite, and rarely has it ever been
photographed in this detail. Even though sprites have been recorded
for over 30 years, their root cause remains unknown.
Some thunderstorms have
them, but most don't. These mysterious bursts of light in the upper
atmosphere momentarily resemble gigantic
jellyfish. A few years ago high
speed videos were taken detailing how red sprites actually
develop. The featured
image was captured last month in high definition from Italy.
One
unusual feature of sprites is
that they are relatively cold -- they operate more like
long fluorescent
light tubes than hot
compact light bulbs.
In general, red sprites take only a fraction of a second to occur and
are best
seen when powerful
thunderstorms are visible from the side.
The
older I become, the more I realize that I am just an ordinary guy,
with all the shortcomings that are associated with growing older.
Everything has slowed down in my life, but fortunately, I am not
senile, yet. I think what has helped me to keep most of my cognitive
abilities is my curiosity. And this picture really made me think. How
could lightning be cold? Their explanation sounds plausible
enough...but?
I
guess this is just another of those instances where I have to just
think about it some more and hopefully it will make sense to me. Not
to worry, its just lightning after all and it really doesn’t
matter, anyway. But, what if I was confronted with teaching from the
Bible that was hard to understand; what then? The Apostle Peter
says...
2
Peter 3 ( World English
Bible )
[15] Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our
beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him,
wrote to you; [16] as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of
these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to
understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do
to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. [17] You
therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest
being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your
own steadfastness. [18] But grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and
forever. Amen.
Beware,
indeed. We must study and carefully understand what we are reading.
The apostle Paul said to Timothy…
2
Timothy 2 ( Modern Literal
Version )
[15] Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed
worker, cutting-straight the word of truth.
The
next step – do it!