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		morjom 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning ... I couldn't find if this was an intra-cloud flash or if it was a sky-to-ground strike. Anybody know?

hansvm 6 months ago | [–]

Space is 60 miles away, and this was over 500 miles. Maybe it hit the ground eventually, but the vast majority of the strike was definitely intra-cloud.

sanex 6 months ago | [–]

By the animation it appears to be cloud to cloud.

Edit: I saw the animation in a different article. I'll come back if I can find it.

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