Watch Video of Jellyfish Sprites Over Missouri Monday Night

Well, this was quite unexpected. A night camera which was outside trying to capture the Northern Lights witnessed that and something else all together. It was a sudden burst of jellyfish sprites over Missouri.

Dan Bush of Missouri Skies just shared this rarely seen phenomena on their Facebook page.

Atlas Obscura explained exactly what appeared over Missouri Monday night. They say it's "a type of transient luminous event, or TLE, that visits stormy skies for just a split-second". They appear near where there is thunderstorm activity, but it's nearly impossible to forecast when/if they'll occur.

As you can see in the video that Dan Bush shared on the Missouri Skies Facebook page, they are there and gone in the blink of an eye. If you weren't already filming something, there's no way you could react quick enough to get a picture.

By the way, I follow Missouri Skies on YouTube also as they frequently share neat sky moments over the state. If anyone is going to capture something like jellyfish sprites over Missouri, it's them.