Talk about being in the right place at the right time - here's a photograph by Antti Kemppainen of fireworks, comet, and lightning on a beach in Perth, Australia. Take a look at the larger pic at Astronomy Picture of the Day, you won't regret it: Link
A friend of mine reckons that her friend took this pic at Hillarys, but I've heard that the comet wasn't visible on Australia Day. True?
@James; You can't tell the direction of a comet by its tail. It's always turned away from the sun; unrelated with the direction it's going.
Elja