{"id":289107,"date":"2025-10-22T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rare-red-lightning-captured-in-timelapse-video-by-new-zealand-photographer\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:05:12","slug":"rare-red-lightning-captured-in-timelapse-video-by-new-zealand-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rare-red-lightning-captured-in-timelapse-video-by-new-zealand-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare \u2018red lightning\u2019 captured in timelapse video by New Zealand photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6rMpnxyQ-Fw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rare \u2018red lightning\u2019 captured in timelapse video by New Zealand photographer\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6rMpnxyQ-Fw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Dan Zafra captured a timelapse of something he could only dream of &#8211; red sprites, also known as red lightning, flashing above the Milky Way &#8211; while photographing from the Clay Cliffs in New Zealand&#8217;s South Island on 11 October.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Red sprites are brief, large-scale electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms, reaching altitudes of up to 90km. 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