Hi. I'm working for the BBC on a new series on natural phenomena. One of the things that we're keen to film is St Elmo's Fire. I gather you military pilots are the best people to talk to about it as you get it on your nose cones etc. when flying through electrical storms (a weird electrical blue glow and sparks). I've seen a bit of home footage on YouTube (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sA-Hk_jnPg&eurl=), and have even heard that if you put your hand to the window it acts a bit like a plasma ball. I think we could get some fantastic images of it with professional High-Def cameras.
What I'm keen to know at the moment is how common is it? How many people have seen it - is it pretty much every time you go through a big storm or is it pretty rare?
Any information would be fantastic!
Thanks!
Alex (
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