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Corona Discharge

The corona discharge from a Wimshurst machine. This machine glows as the high voltage from the static electric generator ionized the surrounding air. This image was taken with a modern camera able to photograph at very low levels of light. This effect is bright enough to be observed with human eyes in a very dark room.

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The corona discharge from a Wimshurst machine. This machine glows as the high voltage from the static electric generator ionized the surrounding air. This image was taken with a modern camera able to photograph at very low levels of light. This effect is bright enough to be observed with human eyes in a very dark room.