The scientific observation and study of lightning strikes, their patterns, frequencies, and characteristics using specialized instruments.
From Greek 'keraunos' (lightning) + 'skopein' (to observe), a discipline combining ancient observational practices with modern scientific instruments.
Modern ceraunoscopy revealed something stunning: a single lightning bolt actually involves multiple strikes happening in microseconds—your eye blurs them into one flash, but it's really dozens of explosions.
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