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Pilot captures incredible nighttime thunderstorm photo over the Pacific Ocean Washington Post   17 hours ago   Sign in to like   Reblog on Tumblr   Tweet This is one of the most striking thunderstorm photos we’ve seen. Taken from a plane at the moment of a lightning flash, it illustrates both the ferocity of a turbulent atmosphere and the beauty of Mother Nature. A strong, roiling updraft; a smooth, flat anvil; and the overshooting top — all features of intense developing thunderstorms. The photo was taken over the Pacific Ocean from the cockpit of an airplane. The photographer and pilot, Santiago Borja, says he was circling around it at 37,000 feet altitude en route to South America when he captured this spectacular view. Borja said it was difficult to get the shot in near-darkness and during a bumpy ride. “Storms are tricky because the lightning ... Read more