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China photographers capture spectacular red elf lightning in Himalayas

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Chinese photographers recently captured orange-red tendril-like lightning in the Himalayas. The red elf lightning is a simple division of "elven lightning" in astronomy, a very rare atmospheric luminescence phenomenon. This kind of lightning occurs only for a few seconds, making it extremely difficult to capture.

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