As described above, during continuous CGDE, a glow is apparent by the naked eye, while discharges were not observed in the camera images using background illumination (see Fig. ). Performing a similar experiment but without background illumination (with a much higher frame rate of 57 000 fps, i.e., image interval of 17 µs) reveals individual discharges at different positions on the wire, which are apparent from the video provided in the Data Repository (see Data Availability Statement) and illustrated for a selected series of consecutive images in Fig. (ca. 1 s after ignition). Note that these images and those further below have been postprocessed to remove image artifacts, such as streaks of bright pixels due to the low exposure times, located at identical positions throughout the videos. The images show the same region located approximately in the middle of the lower half of the wire. The observation of individual discharges has been reported previously for rod electrodes and was suggested to occur when the plasma is only partially ignited. Qualitatively, we can deduce the formation of single discharges and their movement along the wire surface within the vapor layer from the images in Fig. . Most discharges are present only for one or two frames. Fig. shows the distribution of discharge lifetimes, where most discharges have a lifetime lower than 100 µs. Discharges can move in all directions, both vertically and horizontally. One example where a discharge stays in the same position for a few frames is indicated in Figs. with a yellow arrow. In Fig. , a new discharge appears, which was not observed in the previous frame. In this case, the emission is brightest in this first frame and decreases in the following 200 µs until the discharge disappears (white arrow). Initially, it is located in a fairly central image area, moving toward the edge of the wire in the following frames. Note that, in principle, it is impossible to infer from our measurements whether discharges extinguish or move to a position at the back of the wire. Still, movement to the back side is also not unlikely, as shown in Fig. . Further, quantitative information on the discharge movement is given below.