Lightning is an immensely powerful force that we humans have yet to truly understand. Appearing during small storms, massive super-cells, and even volcanic eruptions, lightning is both dangerous and beautiful to look at. Whether it goes cloud-to-ground, cloud-to-cloud, or stays within its own cloud, lightning creates brilliant pictures wherever it streaks across the sky. While there are many highly-edited pictures of seemingly impossible lightning out there (if it’s edited, it likely is impossible!), these are all natural, #nofilter versions, taken by amateur and expert photographers alike. Be amazed by these 25 Real Pictures Of Lightning You’ll Be Shocked Are Not Photoshopped.
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Arches National Park, Utah
Image: Anthony Quintano via Flickr 24
Orange, Australia
Image: NOAA Photo Library via Flickr 23
Las Vegas, Nevada
Image: Wikimedia 22
Straight of Malacca, seen from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
Image: Wikimedia 21
Lombok, Indonesia
Image: Wikimedia 
