All articles tagged with #sprites
Originally Published 11 days ago — by Hackaday
The article discusses how developers used clever techniques to surpass the Amiga's hardware limitations on sprite display, notably by exploiting the system's coprocessor to render more sprites simultaneously than officially supported, enhancing game visuals and complexity.
Originally Published 19 days ago — by My Modern Met
Italian photographer Valter Binotto captured a rare and spectacular scene of red lightning phenomena, including sprites and ELVES, triggered by a powerful lightning strike over the Adriatic Sea, creating a scene reminiscent of science fiction and the film 'Independence Day.'
Originally Published 19 days ago — by The Daily Galaxy
Astronaut Nichole Ayers aboard the ISS captured a rare and stunning image of a sprite, a luminous electrical discharge occurring high above thunderstorms, providing valuable data for scientists studying these mysterious atmospheric events.
Originally Published 23 days ago — by Space
A rare photograph captured both elves and sprites, two types of transient luminous events occurring high above thunderstorms, in northern Italy, marking a once-in-a-lifetime sky spectacle. Valter Binotto used a Sony A7S to photograph this extraordinary event, which is significant because such dual phenomena are exceedingly rare to observe and photograph together.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by PetaPixel
NASA astronaut Nichole ‘Vapor’ Ayers aboard the ISS captured a rare and spectacular image of a sprite, a luminous electrical phenomenon occurring above thunderstorms, which helps scientists better understand these mysterious atmospheric events.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Live Science
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a rare image of a giant red sprite, a type of transient luminous event, over North America during a thunderstorm, providing valuable data for understanding these mysterious upper-atmosphere phenomena.