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NSC clarifies satellite deal

SKY TALK As the government mulls breaking an agreement to buy Airbus planes, the National Science Council said its satellite projects with France have gone well

By Chiu Yu-tzu  /  STAFF REPORTER

"But the five images captured by Taiwan have a high resolution," Lee said.

The discovery of "giant blue jets" by Victor Pasko of Pennsylvania State University in Puerto Rico last September was developed into a cover story for Nature in April.

On July 22, physicists at National Chen Kung University -- Su Han-tzong (蘇漢宗) and Hsu Ruey-rong (許瑞榮) -- were carrying out observation tasks.

Five images of a "giant blue jet" from a thunderstorm 500km away from the Philippines were captured.

The blanket of electricity charged the air some 20km to 80km above ground, Lee said.

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