Amazing Lightshow: Comet Between Fireworks & Lightning


	Amazing Lightshow: Comet Between Fireworks & Lightning

haraya

2-5-2007 7:46 AM

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photography, photographs, sky, science, comet, astronomy, fireworks, lightning, photo, earth, environment, beach, show, entertainment, sea, australia

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2-5-2007 10:57 AM

dorine

What a treat for those folks!

2-6-2007 10:45 AM

Squints

Pop for awesomeness

2-6-2007 10:56 AM

haraya

Thanks, Squints.

Just realized, the photo doesn't enlarge when you double click the clip. Visiting the source would help.

5-9-2007 5:02 PM

xyour925job

Wow I would Like to be there Really Neat

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<B> Credit & Copyright: </B>
<A href="http://jkemppainen.com/antti/">Antti Kemppainen</A>
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<P>
<B> Explanation: </B>
Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town.  
On January 26, people from 
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth%2C_Western_Australia">Perth</A>, 
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia">Australia</A> 
gathered on a local beach to 
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050913.html">watch a sky</A> light up with delights near and far.  
Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of 
<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day">Australia Day</A> celebrations.  
On the far right, 
<A href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lightning/">lightning</A> from a 
<A href="http://www.fema.gov/hazard/thunderstorm/index.shtm">thunderstorm</A> 
flashed in the distance.  
Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: 
<A href="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070122.html">Comet McNaught</A>.  
The 
<A href="http://spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_mcnaught_page21.php">photogenic comet</A> was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes.  
Comet McNaught continues to move out from the Sun and dim, but should remain 
<A href="http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/2006P1.html">visible in southern skies</A> with binoculars through the end of this month.
The 
<A href="http://jkemppainen.com/antti/">above image</A> 
is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce 
red reflections from the exploding 
<A href="http://people.howstuffworks.com/fireworks.htm">firework</A>.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/276504E2-5679-4612-8611-F1E8708BE6B6/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>