Bright pair of green flashes in sky

NeilF · 10 Jan 2015 at 13:39

Driving last night and there was a huge pair of very bright green flashes up in the cloudy sky. If it had been white I would have said it was a typical double lightening flash. But they were distinctly green!

All three of us in the car witnessed it.

Not sure you can get green lightening so got to be either:-
1) A firework, but it didn't look like one, as it was diffused in the clouds which seemed high. But it was a very obvious quick double flash effect.
2) A meteor flash burning up?

My guess is it was lightening, but I've looked and from what I've read green lightening isn't "normal"? :confused:

Kenai · 10 Jan 2015 at 13:41

Inb4 aliens pics

Beans on toast Dave · 10 Jan 2015 at 13:50

leave the drugs alone!

Manbatius · 10 Jan 2015 at 13:50

Demnons, definitely demnons.

dacads · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:21

Something's out there

The Funktopus · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:29

Aurora Australis...somehow.

Uncle Petey · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:32

Nickel heavy meteorite burning up most likely.

Or Aliens.

EGuitarStar · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:36

End of the world is nigh!

Not, really read this http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...-lightning-picture-explained-science-weather/ maybe it'll help

Uncle Petey · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:37

Volcanic ash cloud in Marlow?

Kronos · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:38

We are all doomed

Where's my tin foil hat?

Uncle Petey · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:39

You probably left it with your dictionary

EGuitarStar · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:39

The green hue is given off by electrically excited oxygen atoms....

Uncle Petey · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:40

Then someone should tell them to calm down innit.

EGuitarStar · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:41

Kronos said:
Where all doomed

Where's my tin foil hat?

Uncle Petey said:
You probably left it with your dictionary

chaparral · 10 Jan 2015 at 14:42

Genoma photo's are perfect for this thread....

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NeilF · 10 Jan 2015 at 20:53

chaparral said:
Genoma photo's are perfect for this thread....

Perfect in the sense they're completely unrelated to the OP? :confused:

bledd · 10 Jan 2015 at 20:56

Idiots with laser pointers?

Pawnless Endgame · 10 Jan 2015 at 21:25

Is there a fairground nearby? I went to one recently, had this floodlight that changes directions as it sweeps the sky, probably some promotional measure. It can be seen for miles and can be in any colour, only limited to what gel they use on the light.

NeilF · 10 Jan 2015 at 21:28

Pawnless Endgame said:
Is there a fairground nearby? I went to one recently, had this floodlight that changes directions as it sweeps the sky, probably some promotional measure. It can be seen for miles and can be in any colour, only limited to what gel they use on the light.

No... The flashes seems to come from very high up. They're source seemed to be at a good 50-60 degrees!

Tomsk · 10 Jan 2015 at 21:51

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