Striking lightning from 36 000 km away

Discover the first results from Europe’s first Lightning Imager onboard the Meteosat Third Generation. The Lightning Imager can continuously detect rapid flashes of lighting in Earth’s atmosphere whether day or night from a distance of 36 000 km.

This is the first time a geostationary weather satellite has the capability to detect lightning across Europe, Africa and the surrounding waters. Each camera can capture up to 1000 images per second and will continuously observe lightning activity from space. The data will give weather forecasters greater confidence in their predictions of severe storms.

For more information on the Lightning Imager first data, click here: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation

The full list of animations are available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Sets/MTG_Lightning_Imager_animations

Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

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