Photo Gallery:
Comet PanSTARRS (2013)Comet PanSTARRS (2013)
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PhotographerStan HondaLocationVery Large Array, New MexicoDateMarch 12, 2013, 8:20pmEquipmentNikon D4 camera, 300mm f4 lens, ISO 800, 1 second, f5.6DescriptionThe comet was barely a naked eye object, but very visible in the camera. Drove out with a friend from Albuquerque to the Very Large Array in central New Mexico, sky was clear and we saw the moon and comet to the horizon. Earthshine on the moon was incredible as well as the "horns" of the moon as it set behind a mountain. |
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PhotographerJeff WarnerLocationOjo Caliente, NMDate7:50 pm, 3/12/13EquipmentCanon 5D MkIII, Canon EF70-200/2.8L IS + 1.4x TCII, tripod mounted.DescriptionComet Pan STARRS sets into the cloudy horizon next to the crescent moon, from Ojo Caliente, NM. |
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PhotographerTim Song JonesLocationMt. Wilson, CADateMarch 12, 2013 7:50 pm.EquipmentCanon Xsi camera, 250 zoom lense, Meade LXD-75 mount/tripod.DescriptionComet PANSTARRS and tiny sliver of a moon over the San Fernando valley in Los Angeles. |
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PhotographerChris KillingsworthLocationMorgan Hill, CaliforniaDate12 March 2012 7:04pmEquipmentSony DSLR-A100 at ISO-400 f/6.3 300mm for 4 sec taken at 7:04pm on 12 Mar 2012DescriptionFrom the eastern hills above Morgan Hill, California, Comet PanSTARRS and the very new crescent moon grace the sunset. |
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PhotographerRick YoungLocationAlamogordo, NMDate2013-03-12 8:02 MDTEquipmentCanon 40D on a tripod with 55-250mm lens set to 131mm.DescriptionPanSTARRS was easy to find with binoculars but not visible naked eye. Half a dozen others and I had gathered at an overlook in the foothills of the Sacremento Mountains to watch the comet above the San Andres Mountains 40 miles across the valley. The young Moon made for a beautiful sunset for those without binoculars. |
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PhotographerBruce JohnsonLocationSan Luis Obispo, CADate3-12-13, 7:09pmEquipmentNikon D5100, 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 VR lens, Manfrotto tripod.DescriptionThis image captures much more than was visible to the naked eye. I could not see the comet or the "old moon in the new moons arms" with my naked eye, in part because of haze. It was visible, but not impressive, with 8x42 binoculars. |
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PhotographerDave KandzLocationBridge near my houseDate3/10/13 7:19pmEquipmentCanon SX50 HS and a tripod.DescriptionComet PANSTARRS setting in the western sky while our resident Osprey watches from a radio tower. |
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PhotographerDonald BatesLocationDobbin, TexasDate3/10/2013 - 8:15pm CDTEquipmentNikon D40 - 3 sec - 135mm f/4DescriptionComet Panstarrs in SE Texas. Car headlights illuminated the fence. |
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PhotographerKathleen KingmaLocationHawes Road in Mesa, AZDateMarch 10, 2013 7:22 pmEquipmentCanon 5D Mark III with Canon 300mm L and 1.4 extender.DescriptionThe skies over Phoenix finally cleared for a test run to see if PanSTARRS could be seen thru the city haze. I had just about given up when the folks next to me with great big binoculars spied the comet much higher in the sky than predicted by any of the published sky charts. I'd love to report "What a Sight", but in fact I could ONLY see it with the camera sensor... could barely see it with binoculars and certainly could not see it with my bare eyes. Tomorrow I head west away from the city haze and light pollution. |
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PhotographerClayton SummersLocationLaguna Beach, CADate3/10/13 6:45 pmEquipmentNikon D-80 18-135 zoom at 75mm fl 15.0 sec; f/5.6; ISO 100DescriptionComet C/2011 L4 over Catalina Island. Not naked eye at all. |
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