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02-MAR-2014

St Elmos fire on 747 windows

Massive St Elmo's fire on our windscreen during our night flight over the Amazon. Caused by the huge buildup of static around the airplane caused by the clouds around us, it causes bright corona discharge of luminous plasma around the windscreen and other parts of the airplane.

Nikon D800
25s f/5.0 at 17.0mm iso2500 full exif

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Maciej Chachulski28-Jan-2015 19:01
Great photograph. Thanks for sharing, one can see how St Elmos fire looks like. V
Pieter Bos17-Jan-2015 07:25
Wonderbaarlijke opname! ~V
Guest 11-Nov-2014 07:45
Prachtige gallerij heb je Christiaan!
Veel groetjes, Grieta Spannenburg.
Rick Bricker04-Jul-2014 04:33
Your captures are amazing.You truly do get an amazing variety of sights from your cockpit.Green with envy here.V
BleuEvanescence22-Jun-2014 23:36
I wish i could witness this...from the jumpseat perhaps ;)
Robbie D7024-May-2014 08:34
Great shot and such a massive long exposure.
Guess thats why bonding is so important on aircraft with static and lightning to contend with.
Found your profile page today great work.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)23-May-2014 17:26
Excellent capture.V
Paolo
Sam Rua19-Mar-2014 17:50
Very cool.
Tom Beech16-Mar-2014 22:52
This is a great shot...
Jean-Gregoire Marin16-Mar-2014 17:27
Absolutely spectacular image (V)
zonedout16-Mar-2014 16:35
Very cool image! Will the leaders go to your fingers if you touch the windscreen?
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