Today - what a treat. After a morning of trip preparations and writing letters about the mill, we went to the Sapphire Rock Festival. Local band Gone Fishin' backed a "sing-off" between Frankie J Holden doing Johhny O'Keefe and Dean Vegas doing Elvis, followed by a who's who of Australian Rock legends. It was such an incredibly good-natired event, pure fun, and the occasional shower did nothing to dampen the spirits of the big crowd. The clouds did clear just before sunset, rewarding us with freshly washed skies. Driving home, it was those skies which gave us the most incredible sunset and views of the McNaught Comet. Holy Moley. I remember struggling to stay awake to see Haley's comet and being highly unimpressed by a tiny speck in the sky. McNaught is anything but! If you haven't made the effort to see it yet, do it TONIGHT.
Here's a photo of the sunset which I took, and a photo of the McNaught Comet taken by Geoff Wyatt which I wish I took, but is almost exactly what we saw.
You can see Comet McNaught from almost everywhere, even over Sydney Harbour. See http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/blog/?m=200701 for more stunning images of the comet
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