Comet's Tail

The tail of Comet McNaught as seen from Gordons Bay, Cape Town, South Africa

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Stygiangloom [deleted] says:

Brilliant.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

chrispercival [deleted] says:

absolutely beautiful shot. instant fave. well done on the capture!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Nettles1 says:

O Wow (many times over).... What a great shot, Steve - well done!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

max_thinks_sees says:

aaaah - wonderful capture!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

[ Lesley Gracie Photography ] says:

Gorgeous....
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

DanieVDM says:

Stars came out very well as well!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Salem Elizabeth says:

Nice shot Steve, it really is great isn't it!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

coda says:

where's the comet itself?
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Crane says:

I suspect that there was a layer of cloud, mist or haze out over teh sea and the comet itself had already set behind it when this photo was taken.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Greenhairmermaid / Joy-Anne Goodenough says:

stunning!!!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Peter Baker says:

Superb. This is one of the best tail shots I've seen!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

skinjester [deleted] says:

wow! artistically + technically superb
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Qaseeda says:

awesome !!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Aquila says:

briljant
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

jackfraser says:

Great shot, must have been an amazing sight.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Panorama Paul says:

Amazing image... very well done!!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

The Hadfields says:

superb
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Maria Dalva says:

The best comet shot I've seen so far. Wow!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Purrrpl_Haze says:

Love it!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanessa Pike-Russell says:

beautiful!

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Comet Night5 says:

why don't we have tail like it??
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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