Twin twilight flashes dipped in and out of a rainy thunderstorm base above a large central Kansas wind farm. I was struck, not by the lightning (fortunately), but by the two-dimensional symmetry of these discharges above the gently arching skyline of wind-energy turbines. The surrounding countryside and sky were darker than this, but time exposure drinks in more light, making a deep twilight scene appear more like one shot immediately after sunset. If we ever could harness lightning energy as we can the wind, and store it to distribute the dosage smoothly over time instead of a sudden jolt, what a technological breakthrough that would be!
9 NNW Ellsworth KS (8 May 21) Looking ENE
38.8508, -98.281Twin Twilight Flashes
Twin twilight flashes dipped in and out of a rainy thunderstorm base above a large central Kansas wind farm. I was struck, not by the lightning (fortunately), but by the two-dimensional symmetry of these discharges above the gently arching skyline of wind-energy turbines. The surrounding countryside and sky were darker than this, but time exposure drinks in more light, making a deep twilight scene appear more like one shot immediately after sunset. If we ever could harness lightning energy as we can the wind, and store it to distribute the dosage smoothly over time instead of a sudden jolt, what a technological breakthrough that would be!
9 NNW Ellsworth KS (8 May 21) Looking ENE
38.8508, -98.281