Photo Gallery:
Comet PanSTARRS (2013)Comet PanSTARRS (2013)
Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be reused in any form without their permission.
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PhotographerVictor C. RogusLocationJadwin, Missouri, USADate03/13/2013 20:12:12 local timeEquipmentThis image was made with a 5 inch apochromatic refracting telescope at f 9. The camera used was a Cannon 60Da the ISO used was 1600 and the exposure was 3.2 seconds. The mount was a Losmandy G-8DescriptionTonight I had the pleasure of clear skies, less wind and warmer temps. I have here for your approval a photograph of Comet Pan-STARRS as it se with the Sun. The photograph was made in Jadwin, Missouri at 20:12:12, |
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PhotographerMichael MackowskiLocationGilbert, ArizonaDate3-12-13 7:17 pm MSTEquipmentCanon EOS T4i, fixed mount, 1 sec exposure, 187mm equivalent zoomDescriptionComet PanSTARRS and the Moon just after sunset from suburban Phoenix. |
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PhotographerGlendon HowellLocationChesapeake, VADate3/13/2013 8:00 PM EDTEquipmentCanon Digital Rebel XTi with 75-300mm zoom at 75mm f/5.6, 1 sec at ISO 1600, on tripodDescriptionA band of clouds intervened and hid the comet until nearly 07:50 PM EDT. |
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PhotographerRobert ProvinLocationWoodland Hills CADateMarch 12, ~7:50 PDTEquipmentNikon 300D with 200mm f/2.8 lens on fixed tripod. ~1 sec. exposureDescriptionThis photo by Ann Dittmer taken in the hills above Woodland Hills CA on evening of March 12. Comet PanSTARRS and crescent moon near western horizon. Comet was visible to naked eye as a faint star perhaps mag. 3. Tail visible in binoculars. |
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PhotographerJerry ShawLocationPrescott Valley, ArizonaDate3/12/2013 7:29 pmEquipmentCanon 60Da 75-300mm lens set at 205mm. 3 second exposure, f-4, 400ISO.DescriptionPhoto shows C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) in the Western sky, next to a thin crescent moon. |
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PhotographerJohn Van't LandLocationEast Gallup, New MexicoDate3/12/2013 8:18PM Local TimeEquipmentCanon 5D MkIII, Canon 70-200 L II f/2.8 at 200 mm, tripodDescriptionComet Pan-STARRS over Gallup, New Mexico on the night of March 12, 2013. |
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PhotographerBob KaneLocationWilkerson Pass in ColoradoDate3/12/13 7:55 MDTEquipmentCanon 5D M3 200mm f2.8 lensDescriptionComet PanSTARRS with one day old moon shortly after sunset. Photo was taken at Wilkerson Pass in Colorado |
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PhotographerBob KaneLocationWilkerson Pass in ColoradoDate3/12/13 8:12 MDTEquipmentCanon 5D Mark-3 200mm f2.8 lensDescriptionAnother shot of Comet PanSTARRS and the crescent moon just before they went behind the mountains last night. Photo was shot at Wilkerson Pass in Colorado. |
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PhotographerChristian H LoewLocationCedar Park, TXDateMarch 12, 2013 8:20pmEquipmentCanon 5D Mk II, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom at 200mmDescriptionComet PanSTARRS next to the day old moon, about 40 minutes after sunset, right before moonset |
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PhotographerKevin VogtLocationHenderson, NevadaDate3/11/13 at 7:37 pmEquipmentCanon 5D Mk II, a Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L II lens and a Canon Extender EF 2xIII on a tripod. I shot it at 400mm and f/7.1 for 8 seconds at ISO 400.DescriptionI shot this image of Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) as it descended towards the mountains west of Las Vegas. I shot it from my back yard in Henderson, Nevada. |
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