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Comet Panstarrs & The Moon – March 12th, 2013

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Comet Panstarrs & The Moon, March 12, 2013

 

Possibly the most photogenic part of Comet Panstarrs apparition occurred on March 12, 2013 and luckily, I had clear weather.  I took a number of images, all with a Canon 200mm at F/2.8, a Canon XS (modified) and my little CG3 mount and a laptop.  This particular image is a 2 second exposure at ISO 800.

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Comet Panstarrs & The Moon 2

Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Above the Murk
Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Above the Murk

I shot this at the start of the session, before the comet and the moon sank too deep into the murk.   This is a one second exposure at ISO 200, Canon 200mm lens at F/2.8.   Lots of twilight still, but dark enough to show a good portion of the comet’s tail.