{"id":405,"date":"2018-04-06T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T07:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/when_sparks_fly_how_to_watch_lightning_from_space\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:27:48","slug":"when_sparks_fly_how_to_watch_lightning_from_space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/sv\/when_sparks_fly_how_to_watch_lightning_from_space\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00e4r gnistorna flyger: s\u00e5 h\u00e4r kan du se blixtar fr\u00e5n rymden!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>N\u00e4r s\u00e5g du ett \u00e5skv\u00e4der senast? De \u00e4r mycket vanliga p\u00e5 jorden, d\u00e4r \u00e5skmoln ofta utl\u00f6ser kraftiga elektriska urladdningar i v\u00e5r atmosf\u00e4r. Det finns fortfarande mycket vi inte f\u00f6rst\u00e5r om blixtar, men en upplevelse som en ESA-astronaut haft har gett forskarna mycket att fundera p\u00e5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Astronauten var Andreas Mogensen, som befann sig ombord p\u00e5 den internationella rymdstationen \u00e5r 2015. N\u00e4r han befann sig i omloppsbana och fl\u00f6g \u00f6ver Indien riktade han en h\u00f6gteknologisk kamera mot ett gigantiskt \u00e5skv\u00e4der som han kunde se nedanf\u00f6r sig. Andreas uppt\u00e4ckte en bl\u00e5 str\u00e5le som sk\u00f6t upp i de \u00f6vre skikten av jordens atmosf\u00e4r. Den n\u00e5dde 40 km upp \u2013 mer \u00e4n fyra g\u00e5nger s\u00e5 h\u00f6gt som Mount Everest!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"781\" data-credit=\"Terma\/DTU\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2018\/04\/Atmosphere-Space_Interactions_Monitor\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2018\/04\/atmosphere-space_interactions_monitor\/17892427-2-eng-GB\/Atmosphere-Space_Interactions_Monitor.jpg\" alt=\"Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor\"><figcaption>\u00d6vervakningssystem f\u00f6r v\u00e4xelverkan mellan atmosf\u00e4ren och rymden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De spektakul\u00e4ra bilderna var de f\u00f6rsta i sitt slag. Andreas inspelning av den m\u00e4rkliga str\u00e5len visade att det fortfarande finns mycket kvar att uppt\u00e4cka om den elektriska aktiviteten h\u00f6gst upp i \u00e5skv\u00e4der. Forskarna b\u00f6rjade ta reda p\u00e5 vilka typer av moln som kan utl\u00f6sa de bl\u00e5 jetstr\u00e5larna och hur de f\u00f6r\u00e4ndrar kemin i luften omkring sig. Det visade ocks\u00e5 hur anv\u00e4ndbar den internationella rymdstationen \u00e4r f\u00f6r att observera jorden och dess stormar, eftersom denna uppt\u00e4ckt aldrig skulle ha gjorts fr\u00e5n marken.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1789\" data-credit=\"ESA CDF\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2018\/04\/ASIM_on_Columbus2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2018\/04\/asim_on_columbus2\/17870523-2-eng-GB\/ASIM_on_Columbus.jpg\" alt=\"ASIM on Columbus\"><figcaption>ASIM om Columbus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Forskarna kommer snart att f\u00e5 ett nytt verktyg som underl\u00e4ttar deras unders\u00f6kningar av \u00e5skv\u00e4der. Det kallas \u201dAtmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor\u201d, eller ASIM f\u00f6rkortat, och best\u00e5r av en samling kameror, ljusm\u00e4tare och detektorer som till och med kan observera i gamma- och r\u00f6ntgenstr\u00e5lning. ASIM \u00e4r nu p\u00e5 v\u00e4g till den internationella rymdstationen ISS, d\u00e4r den ska monteras p\u00e5 utsidan av ESA:s Columbus-laboratorium. Mycket snart kommer vi att ha den b\u00e4sta tekniken p\u00e5 den b\u00e4sta platsen f\u00f6r att l\u00e4ra oss mer om blixtar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"4928\" data-credit=\"ESA\/NASA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2018\/04\/Lightning\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2018\/04\/lightning\/17906274-2-eng-GB\/Lightning.jpg\" alt=\"Lightning\"><figcaption>Blixten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Detta \u00e4r viktigt eftersom blixtar p\u00e5verkar gaserna i v\u00e5r atmosf\u00e4r, vilket i sin tur p\u00e5verkar klimatet p\u00e5 jorden, v\u00e5r hemplanet. De m\u00e4tningar som ASIM g\u00f6r fr\u00e5n rymden kommer att kombineras med information fr\u00e5n satelliter och markstationer \u00f6ver hela v\u00e4rlden. \u00d6ver 100 engagerade experter fr\u00e5n \u00e5tta l\u00e4nder deltar i arbetet.<\/p>\n<p>Vill du f\u00f6lja med dem och utforska blixtarnas mysterier?<\/p>\n<p><b>Rolig fakta:<\/b> Luften h\u00f6gt uppe i jordens atmosf\u00e4r \u00e4r tunnare, vilket g\u00f6r att blixtarna r\u00f6r sig l\u00e5ngsammare, vilket i sin tur g\u00f6r det lite l\u00e4ttare f\u00f6r astronauterna och utrustningen ombord p\u00e5 den internationella rymdstationen att se blixtarna!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you saw a lightning storm? They are very common on planet Earth, where storm clouds often trigger powerful electrical bursts in our atmosphere. 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