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Lightning storm lights up sky over Papunya, Northern Territory
Original: On Sunday (11th Oct) evening an absolutely stunning lightning storm flashed it's way slowly over Papunya and I managed t
A slow-moving lightning storm swept over Papunya in the Northern Territory on Sunday evening, 11 October, producing repeated flashes that lit up the night sky. A photographer passing through the area captured the display on a phone camera and shared the images online, drawing admiring reactions. Australia's remote desert communities are no strangers to dramatic summer storms.
Why now: The striking photos of the lightning display over the remote community caught people's attention.
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Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 4 snapshots from 4 h ago to 47 min ago.
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- On Sunday (11th Oct) evening an absolutely stunning lightning storm flashed it's way slowly over Papunya and I managed to capture some of it on my phone camera. https:// blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2026 /10/papunya-light-show-2026.html # Australia # NT # lightning # storm # Papunya · miramarmike@cloudisland.nz · 15
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