ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, kɹˈɪstəfɚ tˈiː. ɹˈʌsəl ænd dʒˈeɪ. ˈɛl. fˈɪlɪps ɡˈeɪv fˈɜːðɚ səpˈoːɹt tə ðə lˈaɪtnɪŋ haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðæt ɪf ðɛɹˌɑːɹ sˈɛvɹəl stɹˈaɪks ɔnðə nˈaɪt sˈaɪd ʌvðə plˈænɪt, ɪn ɐ səfˈɪʃəntli ʃˈɔːɹt pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv tˈaɪm, ðə sˈiːkwəns mˈeɪ ɡˈɪv ˈɔf ɐn ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ɡlˈoʊ ɪnðə skˈaɪz ʌv vˈiːnəs.
In 1990, Christopher T. Russell and J. L. Phillips gave further support to the lightning hypothesis, stating that if there are several strikes on the night side of the planet, in a sufficiently short period of time, the sequence may give off an overall glow in the skies of Venus.