Wednesday, December 19, 2007

An amazing picture: The magnificence of dawn breaking


As the sun rises over the remote settlement of Burketown in the Australian outback of northern Queensland, the first, pale rays of light illuminate an awesome sight.

It makes its first appearance as nothing more than a narrow, dark line on the horizon.

But as dawn breaks and it comes sweeping at high speed across the sky, its shadow rushing across the sandy ground and engulfing Burketown's few houses, the full majesty of this enormous cloud makes itself felt.

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