Astronaut Captures Rare Sprite Image
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"Just. Wow," tweets astronaut on board the ISS. "I caught this sprite"

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NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers shared a stunning image of a sprite on the International Space Station .
The rare weather phenomenon is triggered by electrical activity in thunderstorms below.
The image shows the rare electrical discharge in the shape of a starkly red, upended umbrella.
The ISS is 254 miles up as it orbits the Earth (travelling at 17,500 mph ).
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