In Hawaii, the telescope is part of an international community of observatories on the slopes of a long-dormant volcano. The Gemini Observatory consists of two telescopes – the north one on the Big Island of Hawaii and the south one in Chile. "It is extremely rare to capture these phenomena on camera and even more so from this unique perspective," according to the description. The red and blue lights shoot up from the top of the clouds and out toward space, rather than down toward Earth. They are distinctive both because of their colors and the direction in which they strike, according to the lab. It shows two phenomena: a red sprite and a blue jet. This one, captured in July 2017, was featured Wednesday as the NOIR Lab's photo of the week. Peter Michaud, the education and engagement manager for the NOIR Lab, told Business Insider that the telescope's cameras, used to track weather, take a photo of the sky every 30 seconds. This breathtaking image, however, is entirely real." "The column of blue and red lights surrounded by a bright blaze of white light appears so otherworldly that it looks like it must be a special effect. "Not only does this altitude facilitate world-class astronomical observations, but Gemini North’s nighttime Cloud Cams were able to capture the extraordinary light phenomena seen on the right side of the image," a description of the photo says. It was snapped by the Gemini North telescope, which sits at an altitude of about 13,800 feet. (WATCH: Source of Elusive Blue Jets Captured by ISS ) The photo, seen above, was released this week by the National Science Foundation's NOIR Lab, which operates the observatory. A stunning image of red and blue lightning in the night sky was captured by a telescope at Hawaii's Mauna Kea Gemini Observatory.
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