The skyward bursts, known as gigantic jets, originate in the clouds of intense thunderstorms.
Remote cameras recently captured a rare natural light show in the sky over Puerto Rico. The hauntingly beautiful bursts are called gigantic jets, an uncommon form of lightning that originates in clouds and shoots upwards, high into the atmosphere, rather than down towards the ground.
Although gigantic jets only originate from clouds that are part of intense thunderstorms, they shoot so high into the sky that they can be seen from a long distance away. That’s why the Puerto Rico video shows the jets against a clear night sky: The thunderstorm was actually miles away from the cameras.
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