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Illustration of St. Elmo's fire on a ship at sea Electrostatic discharge flashes across the windscreen of a KC-10 cockpit.. St. Elmo's fire (also called witchfire or witch's fire [1]) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal horn [2] in an atmospheric electric field.
English: Airmen experience St. Elmo's fire while flying a KC-10 aircraft into a thundercloud from an undisclosed location, March 22, 2017. St. Elmo's fire occurs when the electric field around the aircraft ionizes air molecules, producing sparks.
The electrical discharges at the mastheads of ships were read as a sign of his protection and came to be called "Saint Elmo's Fire". [36] [37] Thus, Saint Elmo's Fire was usually good luck in traditional sailor's lore, but because it is a sign of electricity in the air and interferes with compass readings, sailors sometimes regarded it as an ...
Pilots evacuating in preparation for Hurricane Idalia observed bright blue light outside their aircraft, an event called St. Elmo’s fire. Here’s what causes it.
Joel was always the first to remind people that St. Elmo's Fire did not get one positive review when it came out in 1985. While the Hollywood Reporter was kind in describing it as “the freshman ...
The flight crew members had boarded the aircraft at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Kuala Lumpur and were due to pilot the 747-200 for the Malaysia-to-Perth leg. [ 4 ] Shortly after 13:40 UTC (20:40 Jakarta time) above the Indian Ocean, south of Java , the crew first noticed an unusual effect on the windscreen similar to St. Elmo's fire ...
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Related: 9-1-1: Lone Star to end with upcoming season 5 on Fox In 1985's St. Elmo's Fire, Lowe starred alongside an ensemble of fellow young actors including Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi ...