2012 September 24 - Sunset/Contrail looks like lightning (West view)

The combined effect of a ragged aircraft contrail and the unusual lighting at sunset causes the contrail to have a lightning-like appearance. AOSS West Rooftop Camera Videos provided courtesy of SSEC and the AOS Department, UW-Madison More info and real-time videos: http://metobs.ssec.wisc.edu/aoss/came...