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Photographer

Glendon Howell

Location

Chesapeake, VA

Date

3/13/2013 8:00 PM EDT

Equipment

Canon Digital Rebel XTi with 75-300mm zoom at 75mm f/5.6, 1 sec at ISO 1600, on tripod

Description

A band of clouds intervened and hid the comet until nearly 07:50 PM EDT.
 

Photographer

Robert Provin

Location

Woodland Hills CA

Date

March 12, ~7:50 PDT

Equipment

Nikon 300D with 200mm f/2.8 lens on fixed tripod. ~1 sec. exposure

Description

This 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.
 

Photographer

Jerry Shaw

Location

Prescott Valley, Arizona

Date

3/12/2013 7:29 pm

Equipment

Canon 60Da 75-300mm lens set at 205mm. 3 second exposure, f-4, 400ISO.

Description

Photo shows C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) in the Western sky, next to a thin crescent moon.
 

Photographer

John Van't Land

E-mail

jvantland@hotmail.com

Location

East Gallup, New Mexico

Date

3/12/2013 8:18PM Local Time

Equipment

Canon 5D MkIII, Canon 70-200 L II f/2.8 at 200 mm, tripod

Description

Comet Pan-STARRS over Gallup, New Mexico on the night of March 12, 2013.
 

Photographer

Bob Kane

Location

Wilkerson Pass in Colorado

Date

3/12/13 7:55 MDT

Equipment

Canon 5D M3 200mm f2.8 lens

Description

Comet PanSTARRS with one day old moon shortly after sunset. Photo was taken at Wilkerson Pass in Colorado
 

Photographer

Bob Kane

Location

Wilkerson Pass in Colorado

Date

3/12/13 8:12 MDT

Equipment

Canon 5D Mark-3 200mm f2.8 lens

Description

Another 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.
 

Photographer

Christian H Loew

Location

Cedar Park, TX

Date

March 12, 2013 8:20pm

Equipment

Canon 5D Mk II, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom at 200mm

Description

Comet PanSTARRS next to the day old moon, about 40 minutes after sunset, right before moonset
 

Photographer

Kevin Vogt

E-mail

kevinvogt@me.com

Location

Henderson, Nevada

Date

3/11/13 at 7:37 pm

Equipment

Canon 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.

Description

I 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.
 

Photographer

Daryl Osborne

E-mail

shooting4par@hotmail.com

Location

Flag Hill Park in Yucaipa CA

Date

2013-03-11 at 19:41

Equipment

Canon 24-105mm lens mounted to 5D MKII atop of tripod. A single 20 second exposure at f5, ISO 100.

Description

Comet PanSTARRS can be seen in the center of this image that was taken March 11th at Flag Hill Park in Yucaipa California.
 

Photographer

Daryl Osborne

E-mail

shooting4par@hotmail.com

Location

Yucaipa, CA

Date

2013-03-12 @19:42

Equipment

Canon EF 100-400mm lens at 300mm mounted to a 5D MKII atop of tripod.

Description

Comet PanSTARRS and crescent moon taken at Flag Hill Park in Yucaipa California.
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