Laser Beam, Lightning Strike

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Laser Beam, Lightning Strike
(Image credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser)

The new laser guide star unit of the Allgäu Public Observatory in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, tests a powerful laser beam on August 18, 2011, while lightning also flashes in the background.

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