Fireworks, lightning and a real comet

Hi Paul,

Thank you for starting this interesting thread. I read through the article and, indeed, it is incredibly rare to see a comet, a thunderstorm and a fireworks display all happening at the same time. What luck this must've been!

I found these cool pictures online:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocksnhos/837466549/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mortonphotographic/2640157354/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryandpaul/3453475467/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverhead/2463824166/

My personal favorite (cloud to ground strike):

http://forms.belointeractive.com/sharedcontent/datafiles/1152133558724 _ORIGINAL_FireworksLightning.jpg

Obviously, if lightning happens to be relatively closeby and especially if it is frequent or intense in nature, it is unsafe to hold a fireworks display, or to have any outdoor activity for that matter. As a general rule of thumb, so long as thunder is audible, you're always in danger of being struck. Speaking of lightning, we may see some good storm activity tomorrow (Thursday).

Thanks for sharing that awesome picture and site, Paul!

Trav.

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	Fireworks, lightning and a real comet

	fireworksforum Admin	#1 \| Posted: 14 Jul 2009 21:20
		Talking to a friend from Australia who works at Cardile International fireworks http://cardilefireworks.com.au/sitemap.htm I saw this There's fireworks, a real comet and a heck of a lightning shot! Anyone else got fireworks+lightning shots they'd like to share? Paul.

	fireworksforum Admin	#2 \| Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:40
		Take a look here at an article about the photo .... there's still a copy of it on the Cardile fireworks site linked about. http://the-trukstop.com/articles/2008/story_behind_the_photo_3.html Paul.

	Smoke Member	#3 \| Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:55
		Hi Paul, Thank you for starting this interesting thread. I read through the article and, indeed, it is incredibly rare to see a comet, a thunderstorm and a fireworks display all happening at the same time. What luck this must've been! I found these cool pictures online: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocksnhos/837466549/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mortonphotographic/2640157354/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryandpaul/3453475467/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverhead/2463824166/ My personal favorite (cloud to ground strike): http://forms.belointeractive.com/sharedcontent/datafiles/1152133558724 _ORIGINAL_FireworksLightning.jpg Obviously, if lightning happens to be relatively closeby and especially if it is frequent or intense in nature, it is unsafe to hold a fireworks display, or to have any outdoor activity for that matter. As a general rule of thumb, so long as thunder is audible, you're always in danger of being struck. Speaking of lightning, we may see some good storm activity tomorrow (Thursday). Thanks for sharing that awesome picture and site, Paul! Trav.