Comet PanSTARRS B - March 11, 2013
Comet PanSTARRS B - March 11, 2013
Comet PanSTARRS B - March 11, 2013
This is an image of Comet PanStarrs B taken about 30 minutes after sunset on the night of March 11. The comet was fairly small and difficult to find. However, once I found it in binoculars, it was quite a pretty site.

Exposure Details
Lens Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM
Focal Length 200mm
Focal Ratio f/5.6
 
Mount Schaefer GEM - 7 1/2
Guiding Unguided
 
Camera Canon Rebel XT 350D - unmodified
Exposure 10 subexposures of 1.3 seconds at ISO 400
Calibration None
 
Date March 11, 2013
Temperature 47F
SQM Reading
Seeing 3 of 5
Location Pine Mountain Club, California
 
Software Used Images Plus 4.5 for camera control, Images plus 5.0 for aligning and stacking. Photoshop CS5 for compositing, levels, curves. Gradient Xterminator for gradient removal, FocusMagic for focus restoration.
Notes This is only the second comet I've ever imaged - the last one being Halley's Comet in 1986.