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Comet Seen Between Fireworks and Lightning

apod.nasa.gov — People from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jan 13, 2008

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  • ifnotme, on 01/13/2008, -8/+115Comet AND Fireworks AND Lightning! Amazing.
  • Flaxseed, on 01/13/2008, -2/+84http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/perth.asp
  • mileswj, on 01/13/2008, -7/+52So whats this, the 5th time this was on digg?
  • freakon, on 01/13/2008, -9/+48Dude that picture is so awesome im so turned on right now.
  • Ventolin, on 01/13/2008, -1/+37Calm down, Hallmark.
  • emcc24, on 01/13/2008, -1/+34"Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations."
  • bacchus101, on 01/13/2008, -4/+34This is the 3rd time it has been front paged in less then a year. Of course you will get dug down to oblivion for pointing out rehashed content. People in life enjoy the familiar I guess.

    http://digg.com/space/Amazing_Panorama_of_a_Comet_ ...
    http://digg.com/environment/Amazing_pic_with_firew ...


    BTW: I have a feeling scientists are going to discover a huge ocean under Asia. It is going to happen in the next 3 months. Trust me. I am like Nostradamus when it comes to these kind of things...

  • damnitkitty, on 01/13/2008, -1/+28http://xkcd.com/250/
  • sekhui, on 01/13/2008, -4/+28this ***** is old, but i can't help but digg it every time it gets on digg. such a spectacular image.
  • threemagic, on 01/13/2008, -3/+20I was a little confused by the title.. thanks for clearing it up!

  • czernel, on 01/13/2008, -8/+24Wow!
  • aussieNickuss, on 01/13/2008, -0/+12How did you muster up the intelligence to turn your computer on? or even, how the hell did you manage to open your browser, go to digg.com and leave this comment and all the other dumbass comments you've left? Absolutely amazing. You might actually grow at least half a brain cell before you turn 40.
  • bonyicecream, on 01/13/2008, -1/+13Well, at least this one didn't have the word 'amazing' in the title.
  • rolosworld, on 01/13/2008, -2/+13and GHOSTS!
  • GhostWithToast, on 01/13/2008, -5/+15That guy was at the right place at the right time. At the right time.
  • l2OI3, on 01/13/2008, -1/+11This picture is 1337px by 460
    HOLY ***** LEET HACKS
  • Derelict267, on 01/13/2008, -2/+12Wow, Australia is truly beautiful. I'd like to take a vacation there sometime.
  • moocow1452, on 01/13/2008, -4/+14Fireworks and lightning, very-very frightning me!
  • mecanabis, on 01/13/2008, -3/+13i was sitting on that beach on the night this photograph was taken and i can attest to the fact that it was even more amazing in real life than it seems in this photo
  • Erowid, on 01/13/2008, -2/+10I remember digging this a long time ago, but it's awesome enough to digg again :D
  • monsieurgrand02, on 01/13/2008, -1/+9Actually, if people were to read the description on the NASA website it tells you that its made from 3 photographs so posting the snopes link is unnecessary.
  • Twoje, on 01/13/2008, -1/+8Oh my?
  • Ninjao, on 01/13/2008, -0/+7Please forget you ever discovered this website and never ever return.
  • chingy1788, on 01/13/2008, -0/+6time to invest in klenex?
  • chingy1788, on 01/13/2008, -0/+6damn, its not big enough to be my wall paper
  • scubasteve377, on 01/13/2008, -2/+8It's almost too much awesome for one picture.
  • pseudostatik, on 01/13/2008, -1/+6Galileo,Galileo,
    Galileo Galileo
    Galileo figaro
    Magnifico!
  • 1337Bishop, on 01/13/2008, -1/+6this is the picture for february 5th...
  • banmaster, on 01/13/2008, -3/+8Odd though. Australia Day is the 26th of January, you'd think they'd have waited 13 more days to show this pic...
  • guitarh3ro, on 01/13/2008, -2/+7It's the apocalypse! Repent! REPENT!
  • tinyt42, on 01/13/2008, -0/+5Look closely. There's ghosts on the beach.
  • newl, on 01/13/2008, -2/+6Having been there for that event and seeing the same thing, this photo is not a fake. It is, however, almost a year old.
  • t3soro, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4I don't think electricity works the way you think it works.
  • aussieNickuss, on 01/13/2008, -1/+5It's only a year old (Australia Day 2007). It's still got plenty of digging ahead of it!
  • GliTCH82, on 01/13/2008, -2/+5What's with you, Hallmark? Stay out of our town. We don't like your kiiiind around here, Hallmark.
  • arplayer2k, on 01/13/2008, -1/+4Amazing lighting which created a great picture.
  • AwsmGy, on 01/13/2008, -1/+4Probably one of the best panoramic shots I've seen.
  • BTom14, on 01/13/2008, -0/+3pppyyyrrroooooogasm!
  • whatsgoodike, on 01/13/2008, -3/+6I would have said "...looks like a plane..." but is from NASA, creditability = check.
    But no digg without a tornado..

    jk
    dugg
  • fr3nchwat3r, on 01/13/2008, -2/+5holy balls this is old


    but i still shed a tear every time i see it....*tear*
  • solistus, on 01/13/2008, -1/+4You're about the two millionth person to point this out, so I guess by the same logic I'd better bury your comment.
  • Dmilla16, on 01/13/2008, -0/+3at the bottom it says its 3 different images put together...
  • shank69xo, on 01/13/2008, -1/+4Thats priceless. I have to say one of the most awesome images i have seen yet. Wish i was there for the real deal.
  • evilpig, on 01/13/2008, -2/+52007! keep in mind its a new year now.
  • aussieNickuss, on 01/13/2008, -1/+4Don't bury banmaster, Australia Day IS the 26th of January.
  • iiBeLiEvE, on 01/13/2008, -0/+2Uh, to each man their own.

    Unless you're a girl of course, but there's only a 2% chance of that.
  • simosalminen, on 01/13/2008, -1/+3My friends brother Antti Kemppainen took this picture :) This got quite a lot publicity already 6 months ago, pretty cool to see this again.
  • neio, on 01/13/2008, -0/+2Maybe it's time for dupes like you to roll out.
  • solistus, on 01/13/2008, -1/+3No, you said: "Taken January 6th" - false, it was taken January 26, 2007 - "so we know its at least a year old!" - false, it's not yet January 26, 2008.
  • ssravp, on 01/13/2008, -5/+7Just because it's been on the front page before doesn't mean everyone registered on Digg has seen. It will probably show up several more times, and more people who haven't seen it will digg it. We all can't be on here 24 hours a day to monitor everything. Stop pointing it out. Seriously, stop.
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