Photographer: Shengyu Li Summary Authors: Shengyu Li; Jim Foster The blue flash shown above was observed on Mount Xiannairi, Sichuan, China on October 27, 2024. During a night sky timelapse shoot. I witnessed an unexpected, blue luminescence from an avalanche...
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