Is red lightning hotter than blue?
Is red lightning hotter than blue? The hotter the star (or lightning in this case) the closer to blue or white it will be. The cooler the star, the more orange to red it will be. So, all lightning is not created equal, as this photo illustrates. Why is red lightning rare? Sprites are associated with lightning strikes but aren't actually lightning. Instead, sprites occur in the very high levels of the atmosphere above very strong thunderstorms, in the region called the mesosphere between 30 and 60 miles high. Is Red lightning powerful? Red Lightning was a rare Force Power...