Eli5: How do you measure the temperature of lighting bolts?

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Can the temperature of a lightning bolt be measured if there is no resistance (a tree, the ground)? If so, what temperature are lightning bolts?

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Because you know what molecules are in the air. You can observe the lightning bolt and see what colors of light it emits, based on the colors of light generated you can determine its temperature.

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