Gigantic Flash

Intense cloud-to-ground lightning was caught using time-lapse photography during a nighttime thunderstorm.

Wonder of the Sky

Shown above are multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes, during a nighttime thunderstorm.

High Voltage

Thunderstorm and lightning takes place shortly after sundown.

Lightning Strike

Lightning strikes over homes in Toronto, Canada.

Electric Discharge

Multiple cloud-to-ground lightning strokes are captured in this great lightning shot.

Perfect Aim

Lightning strikes a tower and outcomes a beautiful display of electric charge in the night sky.

Streaking Strokes

Fantastic display of lightning as it streaks through the evening skies.

View From Above

This photo captures cloud-to-ground lightning in stunning and dramatic form.

Through the Storm

This photo captures a lightning storm taking place over Boston in 1967.

Touchdown on Earth

Time-lapse photography captures cloud-to-ground lightning during a nighttime thunderstorm in Norman, Oklahoma - home of the NSSL.

Fill the Sky

Multiple cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strokes caught using time-lapse photography during a nighttime thunderstorm.

Dancing Machine

Time-lapse photography captures multiple cloud-to-ground lightning strokes during a nighttime thunderstorm.

Purple Skies

Lightning strikes over the purple city skies of Oklahoma.

Twin Strokes

What a treat! Cloud-to-ground lightning twin strokes are captured in this photograph.

Electrical Storm

A powerful electrical storm created an eerie tapestry of light in the skies, at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near Complex 39A in the hours preceding the launch of STS-8.

Electric Earth

Date: 24 May 2010 Time: 01:24 PM ET
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