# Digital video of the 2012 Qinghai ball lightning

> A Panasonic NV-GS400GC video camera beside the spectrographs, at 50 frames per second, recorded the whole event with sound and 82 stills; it fixes the…

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# Digital video of the 2012 Qinghai ball lightning

VideopublisherRecorded 23 July 2012

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A Panasonic NV-GS400GC video camera beside the spectrographs, at 50 frames per second, recorded the whole event with sound and 82 stills; it fixes the distance (sound delay) and the ball's path.

Cen, Yuan and Xue, 2012. publisher

## Copies 2

**Video** Cen, Yuan and Xue · physics.aps.org · publisher1 step from the original

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

**Photo** Cen, Yuan and Xue · link.aps.org · 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)1 step from the original

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

## Where it was recorded

[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). Digital video of the 2012 Qinghai ball lightning [Artifact ART0D40AJXM1WK7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D40AJXM1WK7
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Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou (Cen, Yuan and Xue)

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recorded 23 July 2012

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