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Capturing the Birth of a Lightning Bolt | On Assignment


how do you capture the birth of a

how do you capture the birth of a lightning bolt with one of the world’s

lightning bolt with one of the world’s

lightning bolt with one of the world’s fastest cameras I’m Lucy McNeil and this

fastest cameras I’m Lucy McNeil and this

fastest cameras I’m Lucy McNeil and this is National Geographic on assignment

is National Geographic on assignment

is National Geographic on assignment you’re linked to thousands of not to

you’re linked to thousands of not to

you’re linked to thousands of not to your Explorers around the globe today

your Explorers around the globe today

your Explorers around the globe today we’re off to the American Midwest

national Geographics Tim Samaras is

national Geographics Tim Samaras is hoping to unlock the secrets of how

hoping to unlock the secrets of how

hoping to unlock the secrets of how lightning is formed and shooting its

lightning is formed and shooting its

lightning is formed and shooting its birth may provide answers high-speed

birth may provide answers high-speed

birth may provide answers high-speed cameras can shoot up to thousands of

cameras can shoot up to thousands of

cameras can shoot up to thousands of frames per second but even these cameras

frames per second but even these cameras

frames per second but even these cameras miss the instant of a lightning bolts

miss the instant of a lightning bolts

miss the instant of a lightning bolts creation Tim has one of the only cameras

creation Tim has one of the only cameras

creation Tim has one of the only cameras in the world fast enough to capture this

in the world fast enough to capture this

in the world fast enough to capture this fleeting event it can shoot 1 million

fleeting event it can shoot 1 million

fleeting event it can shoot 1 million frames per second but at that speed the

frames per second but at that speed the

frames per second but at that speed the timing has to be perfect and a lightning

timing has to be perfect and a lightning

timing has to be perfect and a lightning strike is hard to predict

strike is hard to predict

strike is hard to predict to capture that moment Tim will need

to capture that moment Tim will need

to capture that moment Tim will need another very elusive and unpredictable

another very elusive and unpredictable

another very elusive and unpredictable thing luck we’re almost trying to do the

thing luck we’re almost trying to do the

thing luck we’re almost trying to do the impossible out here

impossible out here

impossible out here that’s National Geographic on assignment

that’s National Geographic on assignment

that’s National Geographic on assignment you’re linked to our explorers

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