page_title: St. Elmo's fire
hierarchical_section_title: St. Elmo's fire
caption_attribution_description: Original caption: ‚St. Elmo’s Fire‘ on Masts of Ship at Sea Deutsch: Elmsfeuer an den Mastspitzen eines Schiffes auf dem Meer English: St. Elmo’s fire on Masts of Ship at Sea
context_page_description: St. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a sharp or pointed object in a strong electric field in the atmosphere.
  St. Elmo's fire is named after St. Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors. The phenomenon sometimes appeared on ships at sea during thunderstorms and was regarded by sailors with religious awe for its glowing ball of light, accounting for the name. Sailors may have considered St. Elmo's fire as a good omen.
context_section_description: St. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a sharp or pointed object in a strong electric field in the atmosphere (such as those generated by thunderstorms or created by a volcanic eruption).
  St. Elmo's fire is named after St. Erasmus of Formia (also called St. Elmo, one of the two Italian names for St. Erasmus, the other being St. Erasmo), the patron saint of sailors. The phenomenon sometimes appeared on ships at sea during thunderstorms and was regarded by sailors with religious awe for its glowing ball of light, accounting for the name.  Sailors may have considered St. Elmo's fire as a good omen (as a sign of the presence of their patron saint).
caption: St. Elmo's fire on a ship at sea
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