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PhotographerRobert F CommagereLocationLaguna Beach, CaliforniaDateMarch 12, 2013, 7:50 pm PDTEquipmentCanon 5D MkII with Pentax 165mm lens. 10 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200, guided with AstroTrac.DescriptionComet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) from Top of the World, Laguna Beach, California. |
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PhotographerAlan WaldoLocationGrand Bay Wilmer Road in West Mobile County AlabamaDateMarch 12, 2013 at 7:54 PM CDTEquipmentCanon EOS Rebel T4i, 200mm, f5.6, 5 seconds, ISO 640, tripod mounted.DescriptionComet Panstarrs |
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PhotographerJames PowersLocationWilkerson Pass, CODate12 Mar 2013 20:26 MDTEquipmentNikon D90, 70-300mm VR Nikon Lens @ 200mm (300mm equiv), tripod mounted on a tripod, f/5.3, 4 sec, ISO-400DescriptionComet Pan-STARRS low in the western sky shortly after sunset with the one day old crescent moon lit by Earth-shine. |
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PhotographerHungchi ChenLocationUnited StatesDate3/12/2013 7:57pmEquipmentOlympus E-510, Olympus M Zuiko 40-150mm F/4.0-55.6 Micro Four Thirds Lens (@ 150mm F/4.5) 2 sec exposureDescriptionSunset at 7:12pm in Milpitas, CA. Found crescent moon 7:30pm. With binocular 7X50 I can see PanSTARRS on the left around 7 degree from Moon. I took several pictures from 1sec exposure to 5 sec exposure at different time. This is the best I've got. |
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PhotographerDouglas KeckLocationJane MODate8:00 on 03/12/2013EquipmentNikon D300s 200mm lensDescriptionA shot of the Comet after work 03/12/2013 a short window of opportunity to get the shot was cloudy to start with. |
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PhotographerEd JohnsonLocationLos Angeles - SR-2Date3/12/13 at 8:02 PDTEquipmentTaken with a 102mm f/5 Celestron achromatic lens using a Canon T1i DSLR on homemade portable tracking mount. Details at http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/8554107438DescriptionSeen here is the comet over Mt Lukens, the highest point in the city of Los Angeles (5074 ft). The previous night, the comet was mostly cut off by trees and pollution, so for this shot went up into the local mountains, near a place called Red Box (near Mt Wilson) for a clear view. |
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PhotographerJim KlingerLocationPrescott, AZDate3/12/13 7:26PMEquipmentNikon D90 with 80-400mm lens at 165mm, f/7.1, 2.5 second exposure, Gitzo tripod.DescriptionSitting slightly above the Prescott Valley on the west face of Mingus Mountain provided a view of the PanSTARRS, the Moon, the valley and some passing jets. |
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PhotographerStan HondaLocationVery Large Array, New MexicoDateMarch 12, 2013, 8:16pmEquipmentNikon D4 camera, 300 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. |
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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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