Green lightning may be caused by positive charges, or by camera lens

Physicist offers possible explanations for stunning photograph

GREEN FLASH  A bolt of green lightning in this 2008 photo could have been caused by a collection of positive charges — or by an illusion from the camera’s lens.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A zigzag of green lightning that flashed above a volcano in 2008 could have gotten its color from a cluster of positive charges.