Re: [TCML] Ultra-high speed movie of lightning arc channel formation

[William Beaty <billb@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008, Bert Pool wrote:

> This is pretty amazing ultra-high speed video shot of some lightning
> strikes: http://gizmodo.com/5034458/slow-motion-lightning-video-is-mindblowing-will-sell-a-thousand-slo+mo-cameras

Hi Bert!  If I recall, this stepped-leader video was in a ?Nat. Geographic?
special within the last couple of years.  Renting the camera might be a
bit beyond any of our pocketbooks.  Here's lots more similar footage:

  Leaders and ground flash (the famous vid)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XwFF5idD_0

  CG plus a neg ground flash
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0XkNfTyR9A

  CG downward stroke to tower w/upward leader connecting
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue_LxqRDUno

  More
  http://www.visionresearch.com/uploads/docs/CaseStudies/Lightning-Case%20Study_8Mar26.pdf
  http://ztresearch.com/gallery/highspeed.html
  http://www.warnerimages.com/vita.html

Gallery for "V.R. Phantom" cameras:

   http://www.visionresearch.com/index.cfm?sector=htm/app&page=gallery




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