Starship Asterisk*

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:33 am**

Comet PanSTARRS, the Moon, Saguaros, and an Owl
http://www.darkskyimages.com
Copyright: Scott Tucker

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A nice evening conjunction of the moon and Comet PanSTARRS, with the requisite saguaro silhouettes in the foreground. And a bonus owl silhouette on the cactus at the far left. I didn't see him until I looked at the images on a computer screen. You can see his pointy little ears in the full res version. I would guess he was looking for dinner, not looking at the comet. Taken 12 March 2013, from Sabino Canyon in Tucson, AZ. Canon Rebel T3i, 55-250mm lens at 130mm f/11, ISO1600, 2-sec exposure.

Thanks for looking!
Scott Tucker

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:55 am**

New Moon Full Comet
PenSTARRS, Moon, Tucson Mountain Range

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Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:31 am**

Comet PanSTARRS
Copyright Thomas W. Folkers,
Oro Valley, Arizona

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Full Sized Image
http://aro.as.arizona.edu/~tfolkers/ftp ... G_1969.JPG

Camera: Canon EOS 60Da, Lens EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS at 128mm, F/5.6, ISO 1600, 2-sec Exposure.

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:48 am**

Comet PanSTARRS C/2011 L4 Setting with Crescent Moon near Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Utah.
Copyright: James Champagne

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Canon Xti, 124 mm f/6.3, 8 sec. exposure, ISO 1600, 3 panel mosaic

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:03 am**

Comet Panstarrs and thin crescent moon...

Maciej Libert

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:23 am**

Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) and a thin crescent moon in the evening sky above Sausalito, California on March 12, 2013. I had been trying to spot the comet for the last couple of days, but tonight was the first time the western sky was not covered by clouds. About an hour after sunset I could briefly see a small fuzzy spot with the naked eye. Stacking of four two-second exposures made the comet's tail visible.

Comet and the Crescent Moon in the Evening Sky by fksr, on Flickr

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:59 pm**

PanStarrs over Germany
http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias ... d_download
Copyright: Marco Ludwig
On March 12 we observed PanStarrs in Neumünster / Germany together with the moon.

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And some minutes before the shows a smiley:
http://www.sterne-und-weltraum.de/alias ... d_download

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http://www.sternwarte-nms.de

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:06 pm**

Comet PanSTARRS over Rancho Palos Verdes
http://www.californiastars.net/trip-pan ... 013-03.php

We had a nice appearance of PanSTARRS over southern California last night. Several people set up at Del Cerro Park and enjoyed some nice views.

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http://www.californiastars.net/img/trip ... -dusky.jpg

http://www.californiastars.net/img/trip ... etting.jpg

http://www.californiastars.net/img/trip ... -flash.jpg

Posted: **Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:11 pm**

Hello all

Here is my latest video, with main subject the comet PanStarrs.

Last night we did an open public observing session to take pictures and see the comet from Likabetus mount in Athens (Greece).

Here is the video

Clear Sky to all
J.D.Strikis
http://www.photo-strikis.gr
http://www.elobs.weebly.com

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:11 am**

Panstarrs and the Moon from Alesia in France
http://astrophotography.fr/
Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne

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Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:13 am**

Panstarrs from Alesia in France, March 13th
http://astrophotography.fr/
Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne

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Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:32 am**

Comet Pan Starrs over Canary Islands
Copyright: Javier Falcón

Comet Pan Starrs 13/03/2013 por Javier Falcón, en Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/javigoagc/

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:47 am**

Comet PanSTARRS by the new moon. Seen from Baton Rouge, LA.

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http://qikr.co/files/pics/i/img57002wi45741.jpg

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:57 am**

Not quite a comet shot, but a shot of a guy setting up his telescope by the Mississippi river as the sun set getting ready for the comet!

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http://qikr.co/files/pics/i/img5664wc11911.jpg

(Baton Rouge, LA)

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:03 am**

Comet PanSTARRS and the crescent Moon setting over the Texas high plains on 3/12. The day had been windy, so the last embers of the sunset turned a rusty brown.

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Nikon D5100, Nikon 70-210 at 190mm, f/4, 8 seconds, ISO 800.

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:15 am**

http://www.pcully.blogspot.com

Even though there were some serious clouds over Boulder at sunset I still decided to have a go at Comet Panstarrs. Luckily two layers of clouds set up and the comet streaked right through the clear spot in the middle. At the bottom of the picture is the shark-fin tip of the 1st Flatiron. I'm pretty happy with the pictures but the comet was even better through the binoculars! Hopefully I get a few more chances over the next couple of days to photograph it.

: Comet Panstarrs above Boulder, CO

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:27 am**

Comet PanSTARRS and the Moon setting over Albuquerque, NM March 12, 2013.

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http://www.rqfphoto.com/Astrophotograph ... 341_p8GLJg

My first post. I read instructions on how to display a linked image but obviously failed. Sorry. The link does seem to work.

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:08 am**

Comet Panstarrs from Spain
Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado
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Comet Panstarrs from Victoria, Australia
Copyright: Andrew Langendam
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Comet Panstarrs from Cebu City, Philippines
http://astro.christone.net
http://www.redspotjr.com
Copyright: Christopher and Vicky Go
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Comet Panstarrs from Kitt Peak
Copyright: David H. Levy
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Comet Panstarrs from a Himalayan Village
http://www.twanight.org/talwar
Copyright: Neelam and Ajay Talwar
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Comet Panstarrs from the Apache Peak Observatory
Copyright: Richard Richins
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Comet Panstarrs Animation
http://www.astro-andregoncalves.blogspot.pt/
Copyright: André Gonçalves
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Comet Panstarrs and the Moon from France
http://www.astrocruise.com
Copyright: Philip Perkins
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Comet Panstarrs and the Moon from New Jersey
http://www.astropix.com/
Copyright: Jerry Lodriguss
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Comet Panstarrs and the Moon from New Mexico
Copyright: Bob Fugate
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Comet Panstarrs and the Moon from Arizona
Copyright: Ken Matesich
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Comet Panstarrs and the Moon from San Jose, CA
Copyright: Rick Baldridge
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Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:22 am**

PanSTARRS over La Jolla

Copyright: Bruce White

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Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:44 am**

Comet Panstarrs from Hawaii
http://www.sky-in-motion.de/de/
Copyright: Michael Kunze
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Comet Panstarrs and Uranus
http://www.danikxt.com.es/fotografia/inicio.html
Copyright: Dani Caxete
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Comet Panstarrs from Hawaii
Copyright: Jason Chu
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Comet Panstarrs from California
Copyright: Casey Fukuda
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Comet Panstarrs from New Mexico
Copyright: John Van't Land
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Comet Panstarrs from New Mexico
http://www.stanhonda.com/
Copyright: Stan Honda
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Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:31 am**

Comet C/2012 L4 Panstarrs from Vercingetorix Oppidum of Alesia.

Alesia (Bourgogne) is the site of a famous battle between the Gauls led by Vercingetorix and the Romans led by Julius Caesar, it took place in September, 52 BC around the Gallic oppidum . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alesia

The video was obtained from the camp of the Gauls (Alesia Oppidum on Mont Auxois) + 85mm F/1.4 Pentax K5