Planet Earth: Bright Purple Lightning in Clouds | International Space Station FriendsofNASA.org | NASA Astronaut Don Pettit: " . . . ISS views of bright purple lightning flashing through clouds. Overhead observation of storms this large is best done from orbit, where we keep watch for rare spites and blue jets visible from above!" NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth on April 19, 2025, concluding a seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station. Pettit spent 220 days i

RadarOmega high resolution radar loop of this evening's severe thunderstorms that mostly went around Regina but we saw a couple nice purple lightning bolts and maybe a little more rain than expected but mainly the phone was saved from getting waterlogged again. See earlier posts with reels from our timelapse videos! #SKStorm 6:17pm update | Canadian Prairie Storms