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Re: [TCML] Ball Lightning - st. elmo's fire




That resembles what I saw about 6 years ago. 
From a lifeguard stand umbrella mount at a pool I worked for.  (the pool was empty and we were watching from the office) 

A blue glow,  Which when manifest into a leader stroke, but wasnt the final path for the down stroke, which nailed a tree on the neighboring property. It was incredible. 






Thanks, 
John "Jay" Howson IV 


"Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off your hands."  

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Strauss" <pstrauss1947@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:20:16 PM 
Subject: Re: [TCML] Ball Lightning 



Hello Carl, 
I have seen St. Elmo's fire when driving during a thunderstorm in the UK. It manifested on the top of the radio antenna on the car bonnet (hood), a beautiful blue coronal glow. Vey much a once in a lifetime experience. 
Regards. 
Phillip. 
  

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On Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 17:05, Carl <cn8@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
  

Ball lightning terminology--we are talking about ball lightning in this 
thread.  St. Elmo's fire is totally different.  It is a corona discharge on 
a tall object due to the electric field from an overhead thunderstorm.  I 
have never seen it (major life bummer) but it apparently looks about like 
Tesla coil streamers, but directed upward and not so active.  I once heard 
it from the top of a flagpole--a series of pulses or a low tone varying in 
pitch, changing abruptly when lightning struck anywhere in the area.  It was 
daytime, so I couldn't see a discharge.  Generally speaking, if St. Elmo's 
fire is present in your immediate environment, you are in major trouble.  I 
have no idea who St. Elmo was, but apparently the name was given by mariners 
on the old sailing ships when the corona appeared on the rigging and mast 
tops.  It would be really cool to see it, subject of course to the caveat 
two sentences ago. 

---Carl 






-----Original Message----- 
From: mddeming@xxxxxxx 
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 8:17 AM 
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: Re: [TCML] Ball Lightning 

Fascinating. 
"Be careful when drawing conclusions from a single observation." - Ms Ruth 
Hennessy 1957 
(my 8th grade science teacher) 

Matt D 




-----Original Message----- 
From: dave pierson <dave_p@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Tue, Jan 21, 2014 9:13 am 
Subject: [TCML] Ball Lightning, actually  Re:  Geek Group HV Fire 



> Can you revisit this link, the article is mixed up with another 
> causing a confused mess. 

Here's another link, same report. 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/science/scientists-accidentally-capture-ball-lightning-proving-it-to-be-a-true-natural-phenomena-not-an-optical-illusion/story-fni0c0qs-1226806565419 

  Casual google news search on 

     ball lightning 

  will return a manyness of references. 

  best 
   dwp 
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