Photo of single
cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning strike. This is a classic lightning
strike.
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Photo of a dual channel
cloud-to-ground lightning strike. Both channels originated from a single
charge source high in the cloud.
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Photo of a rare triple
channel cloud-to-ground lightning strike. This is not a multiple
exposure. The next photo shows an example of a multiple exposure shot.
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A multiple
exposure photograph. There are actually three distinct lightning strikes.
Note that two of the strikes have multiple channels.
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A single
"return-stroke" photograph. Notice the absence of branches.
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Here a lightning
bolt hits a radio tower on top of a mountain. Notice that two separate
channels were "attracted" by the tower. This is a good example of why you
should stay away from tall metal objects in a lightning storm!
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This photograph
was taken from inside a moving Chevy van. The "streak" nature of the
photograph illustrates that lightning actually contains many
"return strokes" in which the lightning hits the ground multiple times.
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Photo by Sam Walton for UPI.
An interesting lightning strike near the space shuttle.
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Submitted by: Ed Dose
"I took it in the Santa Rita mountains south of Tucson.
I used a Rolleicord w/ 100 speed Fuji transparency film."
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Submitted by: Josh Zimmerman
"This was taken in early June 2000 in Illinois."
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Submitted by: Mauricio Ardila
"I took this picture in New York City at 1:30 am May 11 2004. It's a shot facing downtown."
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