Both Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain posted photos in May on social media site X that they captured of lightning roiling far, far beneath them.

The photos were captured at speeds of 120 frames per second, with the depicted flashes only taking up one frame.

The technique was pioneered by veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who is renowned for his astral photography.

It's safe to say that most of us have seen lightning here on Earth plenty of times – some of us have even been struck by it.

But the natural phenomenon is one all but a few select individuals will ever have the chance to see from the vantage of 250 miles in orbit. Fortunately, a few astronauts over the years have been more than willing to generously share a glimpse of crashing lightning as seen from outer space .

And you

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