Comet PanSTARRS B - March 11, 2013
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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 |
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Mount |
Schaefer GEM - 7 1/2 |
Guiding |
Unguided |
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Camera |
Canon Rebel XT 350D - unmodified |
Exposure |
10 subexposures of 1.3 seconds at ISO 400 |
Calibration |
None |
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Date |
March 11, 2013 |
Temperature |
47F |
SQM Reading |
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Seeing |
3 of 5 |
Location |
Pine Mountain Club, California |
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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. |
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