[AZ-Observing] Re: PanSTARRS
- From: Jeremy Perez <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:59:44 -0700
It's great to see all the local/northern hemisphere reports and photos coming
in!
I took advantage of the crystal clear sky this evening and I found a spot with
a good view to the west on McMillan Mesa in Flagstaff.
The comet finally came into view about 7:00 PM with the sun 7 degrees below the
horizon and the comet 6 degrees above. It was a beautiful white fan over a
gray-blue sky. The central condensation appeared elongated with the brightest
section of the tail on the north side. There was a hint of a fainter, shorter
extension on the south side. I roughly estimated overall visible length at
around half a degree. I tried spotting it naked eye, but couldn't confirm a
couple suspected glimpses.
While making sketches, I had a chance to share the view with a couple people
who pulled over to take a look. As the comet began to set behind Mars Hill, it
took on a ruddier color and shared an interesting, overlapping view with
passing aircraft. As good as it looked through binoculars, it's got to look
amazing through a telescope. So I'll have to try that next.
A bit more info/photos/sketches here:
http://www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus/archives/001551.html
Jeremy Perez
Flagstaff
http://www.beltofvenus.net
On Mar 10, 2013, at 10:02 PM, Sam Rua wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Of note also was how fast this is zipping through the solar system. I tried
>>> several shots at 6 seconds exposure time and all had the head blurred. 2
>>> seconds seemed to give the best balance between sharpness and brightness
>>> using a Canon 7D at ISO 800.
>>>
>>> On Mar 10, 2013, at 8:02 PM, Sam Rua <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Spotted Comet PanSTARRS (C/2011 L4) from Tucson this evening. First picked
>>>> it up in binos at 19:05 MST. Then was able to spot it naked eye. By the
>>>> time I got my camera gear out is was setting fast. managed to snap a few
>>>> shots, with the better of the lot posted here (taken at 19:22 MST):
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/149145030
>>>>
>>>> - Sam
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 10, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Sam&Anne <sam&anne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
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