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PhotographerAlin ToleaLocationUnited StatesDate3/19/2013, 8:34 MDTEquipmentBorg 77EDII refractor with 0.85X Borg DG-L reducer, Canon 5D MKIII Losmandy GM8 mount.DescriptionTaking advantage of the one completely clear forecasted evening in a week, I headed out north of Longmont, CO where I live and stopped on a side road in Berthoud, CO. 6s at ISO 3200. It was windy, freezing and I messed up the focus. |
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PhotographerJohn WhelanLocationCentral OhioDateMarch 19, 2013 8:42 pmEquipmentCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi, tamaron lens@80mm, fixed tripod, f/5.6,2.5 sec, iso(equiv)800, remote shutter release.DescriptionFinally, a clear sky in ohio. Very windy and cold. After spotting it with binoculars, started snapping away until my dog started whining to go home. At last, the first comet that I have seen! |
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PhotographerJames MaxwellLocationGrant, ALDateFeb. 13, 2013, 7:35 PMEquipment4-inch Binoculars, Red Backlit Panel and Tracing Paper. Used multiple layers in different colors to assemble drawing.DescriptionComet PanStarrs was only visible for a short time on the 13th (about 1/2 hour), but we were able to sketch several individual layers to assemble a color drawing of the Comet in the Sunset/Twilight. |
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PhotographerRichard SchmidtLocationUS Naval Observatory WashingtonDateMarch 14, 8:03 pm EDTEquipmentNikon D7000, 400mm f/4.0 VR lens, 1/4 second ISO 4000.DescriptionComet PanSTARRS March 14, 2013 from Washington, DC. This image is very similar to the view in 7x50 binoculars at this time. |
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PhotographerRich SchmidtLocationUS Naval ObservatoryDateMarch 14 8:20 pm EDTEquipmentUS Naval Observatory 12-inch f/15 Clark refractor, prime focus, Nikon D7000. Five second exposure ISO 4000.DescriptionComet PanSTARRS was just above the horizon when this image was taken from the 12-inch refractor at the Naval Observatory, Washington, DC. The telescope was horizontal! A dark lane is just visible extending away from the Sun in this image. |
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PhotographerMarián DujnicLocationThe High Tatras, SlovakiaDate17. March, 2013EquipmentCamera Canon 5D Mark II, Lens EF70-200mm f/4LL, USM, Focal Length 70 mm, Shutter Speed 10 sec, Aperture f/5, ISO 3200.DescriptionI went on Sunday, March 17, 2013 for one day trip from Bratislava to the High Tatras mountains (370 km by car one way) to observe and to photograph a comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4). The comet was easily visible by naked eye, head bright as a star of 1,5 st magnitude and tail long 2-3 degrees. I will return to the mountains again as soon as weather permits. I saw my first comet Arend-Roland in spring 1957 as a 7 years old boy under the High Tatras too. |
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PhotographerFABRIZIO BOGGIOLocationZimone Biella province Piedmont ItalyDateMarch 14 2013 about 19:15EquipmentSimply an Olympus OM10 old camera, Zuiko 300mm Kodak 400 negative film.DescriptionComet Panstarrs in the evening twilight over the lower Aosta Valley mountains. |
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PhotographerC. MartindaleLocationnear Amarillo, TXDate8:52 pm March 18, 2013EquipmentPentax k10D camera with Asahi Takumar Bayonet 135mm lens on Manfrotto tripod with quick-release plate. ISO 400, f/8, shutter speed 3 sec (bulb), RAWDescriptionCloudy skies cleared to allow a view of the comet just before it got too low to see. |
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PhotographerBashar MarkabawiLocationChandler, AZDate3/112/2013 at 7:50 local timeEquipmentPentax SDUF 100 with Canon 5DMII at prime focus. Mount TakahashiEM10. Exposure 1.3 seconds. No processingDescriptionComet PanStarrs close to horizon in Chandler park (Tumbelweed) |
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PhotographerVictor C. RogusLocationJadwin, MissouriDateMarch 18, 2013 20:20:10 Local TimeEquipmentHello Friends, Here are a couple of images I made of Comet, Pan-STARRS on March 18, 2013. The comet is still avoiding unaided eye visibility but does shine nicely through a small telescope. A 5 inch Apochromatic refracting telescope, a Cannon 60Da camera was used for the 6 second exposures at f9 and ISO of 1600. The mount was a Losmandy G-8.DescriptionHello Friends, An images I made of Comet, Pan-STARRS on March 18, 2013. The comet is still avoiding unaided eye visibility but does shine nicely through a small telescope. These images were made between 20:20:00 and 20:25:00 PM on March 18, 2013 through a 5 inch Apochromatic refracting telescope, a Cannon 60Da camera was used for the 6 second exposures at f9 and ISO of 1600. The mount was a Losmandy G-8. A couple of more clear nights are predicted but then clouds return and I will again miss my nightly meetings with this beautiful comet. |
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