# Slitless spectra and high-speed frames of the 2012 Qinghai ball lightning

> The only spectra of a natural ball lightning. The ball appeared after a ground stroke about 0.9 km from the instruments and lasted about a second, with…

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# Slitless spectra and high-speed frames of the 2012 Qinghai ball lightning

RecordingpublisherRecorded 23 July 2012, 21:54:59 Beijing time

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.035001).

The only spectra of a natural ball lightning. The ball appeared after a ground stroke about 0.9 km from the instruments and lasted about a second, with lines of silicon, iron and calcium, the soil's elements. The raw frames stay with the group; no public release was found.

Cen, Yuan and Xue, 2012. publisher

## Copies 3

**Document** Cen, Yuan and Xue · doi.org · 2014-01-17 · publisherPrimary source: [Observation of the optical and spectral characteristics of ball lightning](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D409VFM7MZ3/observation-of-the-optical-and-spectral-characteristics-of)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.035001)

**Document** American Physical Society · physics.aps.org · 2014-01-17 · publisher3 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://physics.aps.org/articles/v7/5)

**Document** An et al. · doi.org · 2022-11 · publisher3 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098329)

## Where it was made

[Lanzhou group's lightning observation site, Datong County, Qinghai](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D40A0VG48W5/lanzhou-groups-lightning-observation-site-datong-county) · Field observation site (about 2,530 m)

## Sources 1

- [Observation of the optical and spectral characteristics of ball lightning](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D409VFM7MZ3/observation-of-the-optical-and-spectral-characteristics-of)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Slitless spectra and high-speed frames of the 2012 Qinghai ball lightning [Artifact ART0D40AHYC0B5J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D40AHYC0B5J
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Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou (Cen, Yuan and Xue)

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recorded 23 July 2012, 21:54:59 Beijing time

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