can anyone identify this rare weather phenomenon??

[Force16X]

talk about being in the right place at the right time.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPk0mKVnnCs

 

[Selassie I]

Aliens

 

[jsimcox]

I vaguely remember reading about this a while back, the title of the video; 'crown flash' is actually the given name for this phenomenon.
IIRC it's caused by light reflecting though ice crystals above a storm cloud and the rapid movement happens when there is a lightning strike.

 

[Corbin]

 

[bluecoconuts]

That's a crown flash, it happens when ice crystals in the clouds are aligned by the electromagnetism, and when the electric field changes (typically due to lightning or something similar) the alignment suddenly changes. The beam of light is the refracting the light into a different direction, making it seem like someone has a giant flashlight up there or something.

 

[LesBaker]

That's a crown flash, it happens when ice crystals in the clouds are aligned by the electromagnetism, and when the electric field changes (typically due to lightning or something similar) the alignment suddenly changes. The beam of light is the refracting the light into a different direction, making it seem like someone has a giant flashlight up there or something.

Nah thats @Selassie I firing up his bong.