About St. Elmo's fire

St. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal horn in an atmospheric electric field. It has also been observed on the leading edges and windshields of aircraft by pilots.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named St. Elmo's fire: 1985 film by Joel Schumacher