![St. Elmo's fire occurs when the atmosphere becomes charged and an electrical potential strong enough to cause a discharge (plasma) is created between an object and the air around it (in this St. Elmo's fire occurs when the atmosphere becomes charged and an electrical potential strong enough to cause a discharge (plasma) is created between an object and the air around it (in this](https://preview.redd.it/st-elmos-fire-occurs-when-the-atmosphere-becomes-charged-v0-bnj6vai7hxz91.jpg?auto=webp&s=3f5d09942a82ce7eae387fc7114ab99d75697006)
St. Elmo's fire occurs when the atmosphere becomes charged and an electrical potential strong enough to cause a discharge (plasma) is created between an object and the air around it (in this
![Static lightning from cockpit of small plane. Called St. Elmos fire? | St elmos fire, Fire photography, Picture Static lightning from cockpit of small plane. Called St. Elmos fire? | St elmos fire, Fire photography, Picture](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/42/ce/98/42ce9847240b6b8eed0c7b938049a428.jpg)
Static lightning from cockpit of small plane. Called St. Elmos fire? | St elmos fire, Fire photography, Picture
![Got some great photos recently of static discharge, St Elmo's Fire and even the moment lightning lit up the cockpit! : r/aviation Got some great photos recently of static discharge, St Elmo's Fire and even the moment lightning lit up the cockpit! : r/aviation](https://preview.redd.it/got-some-great-photos-recently-of-static-discharge-st-elmos-v0-fu2p6t3g13ob1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2c0348fd9870baeddf884a6b603f5fca2b50c33d)