{"id":1493959,"date":"2022-08-26T00:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T03:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovnihoje.com\/?p=118645"},"modified":"2022-08-26T00:07:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T03:07:00","slug":"raros-sprites-vermelhos-vistos-no-observatorio-do-eso-no-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bocudo.com\/?p=1493959","title":{"rendered":"Raros \u201cSprites Vermelhos\u201d vistos no Observat\u00f3rio do ESO no Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><![CDATA[\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovnihoje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sprites-vermelhos-chile.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ovnihoje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sprites-vermelhos-chile.jpg?w=700&#038;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ovnihoje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sprites-vermelhos-chile.jpg?resize=300%2C213&#038;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-attachment-id=\"118646\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ovnihoje.com\/2022\/08\/26\/raros-sprites-vermelhos-vistos-no-observatorio-do-eso-no-chile\/a-bright-canvas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ovnihoje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sprites-vermelhos-chile.jpg?fit=700%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,498\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"Zdenek Bardon\\\/ESO\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"This picture of the week, taken from ESO\\u2019s La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows bright red streaks known as red sprites. These are an elusive form of lightning that occurs well-above storm clouds, discharging electricity high up in Earth\\u2019s atmosphere at an altitude of 50-90km. In addition to occurring much higher in the sky than regular lightning, they are cooler than the white lightning we usually see and appear much fainter. Red sprites are very difficult to catch: the first photographic evidence for them was only taken in 1989.\\u00a0 Seemingly painted across the background of the photograph is a green hue, known as airglow. During the day, sunlight knocks electrons away from nitrogen and oxygen in Earth\\u2019s atmosphere and, at night, these electrons recombine with the atoms and molecules, causing them to shine. Usually, airglow can only be seen in very dark skies where there is no light pollution.\\u00a0 This photograph was taken at the platform of ESO\\u2019s 3.6m telescope at La Silla in the middle of Chile\\u2019s Atacama desert. Because of its high altitude and lack of light pollution, La Silla is perfect for capturing these unusual phenomena.\\u00a0\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"A bright canvas\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}\" data-image-title=\"A bright canvas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\n\n<p>This picture of the week, taken from ESO\u2019s La Silla Observatory in Chile, shows bright red streaks known as red sprites. These are an elusive form of lightning that occurs well-above storm clouds, discharging electricity high up in Earth\u2019s atmosphere at an altitude of 50-90km. In addition to occurring much higher in the sky than regular lightning, they are cooler than the white lightning we usually see and appear much fainter. Red sprites are very difficult to catch: the first photographic evidence for them was only taken in 1989.\u00a0 Seemingly painted across the background of the photograph is a green hue, known as airglow. During the day, sunlight knocks electrons away from nitrogen and oxygen in Earth\u2019s atmosphere and, at night, these electrons recombine with the atoms and molecules, causing them to shine. Usually, airglow can only be seen in very dark skies where there is no light pollution.\u00a0 This photograph was taken at the platform of ESO\u2019s 3.6m telescope at La Silla in the middle of Chile\u2019s Atacama desert. Because of its high altitude and lack of light pollution, La Silla is perfect for capturing these unusual phenomena.\u00a0<\/p>\n\nn&#8221; data-medium-file=&#8221;https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ovnihoje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sprites-vermelhos-chile.jpg?fit=300%2C213&#038;ssl=1&#8243; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ovnihoje.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sprites-vermelhos-chile.jpg?fit=700%2C498&#038;ssl=1&#8243; \/><\/div>\n\nn\n\n<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tempo de leitura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">< 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min.<\/span><\/span> Esta foto da semana, tirada do Observat\u00f3rio de La Silla do ESO, no Chile, mostra faixas vermelhas brilhantes conhecidas como sprites vermelhos. Estas s\u00e3o uma forma indescrit\u00edvel de rel\u00e2mpago que ocorre bem acima das nuvens de tempestade, descarregando eletricidade no alto da atmosfera da Terra a uma altitude de 50 a 90 km. 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