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[–]brianh2244 1 point2 points ago

Came here to say this

[–]johhnybegood 17 points18 points ago

Sweet repost bro. Though i was there that night. My photos look nothing like this one.

[–]ColdWeatherKarl 2 points3 points ago

Do you get to say this every time it is reposted?

[–]fairwayks 4 points5 points ago

OOOOOOOOH! AAAAAAAHHHHHH!! REPOST!!!!!!

[–]darsonia 0 points1 point ago

yay another perth redditor

[–]RykezOne 3 points4 points ago

Please show some off for proof. Not that i don't belive you but I'm curious :)

[–]Mo_Peaks 0 points1 point ago

I actually sat next to the guy (i've commented on this before) that took the picture.

It was taken at the beach infront of Nodes Park, Perth, Western Australia.

[–]RykezOne 0 points1 point ago

Oh wow! Thanks, they look awesome! Love that 2007 one :)

[–]johhnybegood 0 points1 point ago

It was 5 years ago. I do have photos but alas not on any hard drive i can find. My photos were on a utouch so they are awesome.

[–]RykezOne 0 points1 point ago

It's cool man - someone else already did the job :)

[–]johhnybegood 0 points1 point ago

I wanted to find them anyway, i remember trying for ages trying to get one with the fireworks and the lightning.

[–]micmea1 1 point2 points ago

probably because this picture is made up of at the very least 3 different exposures.

[–]black440 1 point2 points ago

context? other than the obvious

[–]yagankiely 0 points1 point ago

Some beach near Fremantle Western Australia on Australia Day I believe. The comet is Halley's Comet.

The photo isn't a single photo, rather it's three photos stitched together (though they are all from a similar time frame).

I think there was some editing of the red from the fireworks.

[–]humanmichael 4 points5 points ago

no. it's not. it's the comet mcnaught odd that you read quoted the source, and still got the comet wrong. i'm impressed

[–]black440 0 points1 point ago

thanks!

[–]Crimfresh 0 points1 point ago

That comet means one thing boy, dragons. - Game of Thrones.

[–]Mo_Peaks 0 points1 point ago

It's at Hillaries Marina (~30 minutes north of Freo) on Australia Day 2007.

[–]the_good_dr 2 points3 points ago

Luckiest picture

[–]humanmichael -2 points-1 points ago

it doesn't necessarily say they were at vastly different times. the three snapshots could have been taken seconds apart. the source only says it is a composite digitally enhanced to reduce the reflection of the fireworks

[–]sneeden 0 points1 point ago

I agree. Also, it's not like you have to be lucky to take picture of a comet. They are there for days to weeks. So really it just comes down to lightning and fireworks at the same time which isn't unfathomable. A few seconds apart is good enough for me to consider it the same time. An open shutter could capture all of that. I understand why they would take separate ones to get rid of the fireworks lighting up the clouds.

End result. Awesome pic!

[–]Thenewfieredditor 0 points1 point ago

REPOST now lets wait another 2 months and see who else gets this crazy idea!

[–]somethingcrazy 0 points1 point ago

Might be space poop.

[–]cjneuls 0 points1 point ago

Nice picture but I am fairly certain that is a plane and it's contrail. Comets are rarely visible with the kind of light you see here, it would have to be much darker and no lightning or fireworks for it to be visible at all.

[–]MasterStevans 0 points1 point ago

This picture was taken in Rockingham, Australia (my home town) It's about 45 minutes south of Perth.

[–]fucksmith -1 points0 points ago

It's not really that great.

[–]thoroughbread 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, it's cool but I don't find it moving or really all that interesting.

[–]langleypeterson -1 points0 points ago

that is an airplane, not a comet.

[–]bigpoppasmack -1 points0 points ago

Meh

[–]ThePhenix -2 points-1 points ago

Yeah proven fake.

[–]Mo_Peaks 0 points1 point ago

[–]rev_bird -4 points-3 points ago

I don't really care that it's a repost, but there's no way that's a comet. They look extremely small in real life, not like the big taily fireballs in kids books.

[–]rev_bird 2 points3 points ago

Welp now I've gone and downvoted myself. Thanks very much for the correction.

[–]I_hate_whales 0 points1 point ago

Haha! That's commitment. You're welcome.