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Submission Gallery: 2013 Comets

Post by owlice » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:49 pm


What a great year this is for comets! Please post your 2013 comet images here.

Please see this thread before posting images; posting images demonstrates your agreement with the possible uses for your image.

Those viewing the thread: this thread will be updated many times throughout the year. Check back to see the latest images!

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Re: Submission Gallery: 2013 Comets

Post by owlice » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:13 pm

C/2012 K5 (LINEAR) opens The Year of the Comet
http://cometografia.es
Copyright: José J. Chambó First seen here.
Comet Lemmon crossing the Southern Cross
http://www.luisargerich.com
Copyright: Luis Argerich First seen here.
Comet Lemmon
Copyright: Dieter Willasch
http://astro-cabinet.com/showimage.php? ... ng=english First seen here.
Comet Linear C/2012 K5
http://www.galacticimages.com
Copyright: John Chumack First seen here.
Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com
Copyright: Rolf Wahl Olsen Link to large image: http://goo.gl/1cL0l
First appeared here.
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Re: Submission Gallery: 2013 Comets

Post by owlice » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:37 pm

Comet C/2012 F6 Lemmon - Streaking through space
Copyright: Sam Frizza First seen here.
Comet Lemmon and PANSTARRS Timelapse
http://www.terrastro.com/about/ http://www.twanight.org/cherney/
Copyright: Alex Cherney

First seen here.
A lovely Lemmon tail
http://philhart.com/content/comet-lemmo ... ruary-2013
Copyright: Phil Hart First seen here.
Comet Panstarrs and Iridium Flare
Copyright: Luis Argerich First seen here.
Comets from the South
http://www.pampaskies.com/
Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo First seen here.
C/2011 L4 Panstarrs
Copyright: Victor Bibé
From Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina First seen here.
Comet Lemmon and globular cluster 47 Tucanae
Copyright: Guillermo Abramson
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12759894@N06/8555911460/ First seen here.
Note: Updated flickr link
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Re: Submission Gallery: 2013 Comets

Post by wilsondm » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:22 pm

Panstarrs C/2011 L4 and Lemmon C/2012 F6 after sunset
http://www.lco.cl
Copyright: Yuri Beletsky
[attachment=2]comets_no_labels.jpg[/attachment]

Comet Panstarrs (C/2011 L4)
Copyright: Petra de Ruyter
[attachment=3]Comet Panstars.jpg[/attachment]

Panstarrs over Table Mountain
Copyright: Carol Botha
[attachment=5]Panstarrs.jpg[/attachment]

Comet PANSTARRS over Cape Leeuwin
http://www.colinleggphotography.com
Copyright: Colin Legg
[attachment=1]2013-03-01-Comet-Panstarrs-APOD.jpg[/attachment]

Panstarrs
http://astro-cabinet.com/loggedon.php
Copyright: Dieter Willasch
[attachment=0]c2011 l4.jpg[/attachment]

Comet Panstarrs
Copyright: Luis Argerich
[attachment=4]Comet Panstarrs.jpg[/attachment]
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C/2011 L4 Panstarrs, Sunday 3rd March

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Post by carolbotha » Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:35 am

Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) over Table Mountain
Copyright: Carol Botha
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Post by rodsky » Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:47 am

C/2012 L4 meets Air Mauritius MK140 near Coco Island (lagoon of Rodrigues Island)
Copyright: Brice Allenbrand & Alain Moreau (RODSKY) Composition with Starmax (http://ggrillot.free.fr/astro/starmax.html) and levels averaging using Photoshop.

March the 4th. Around 7 PM local time (UTC+4).
Location : http://goo.gl/1rxmI (19°43'31" S 63°20'20" E)
Nikon D700
Sigma 70-210 F/2.8
400 ISO (2s for the Comet, 1/250s for the ATR)
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Post by ignacio_db » Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:59 pm

Comets PanSTARRS and Lemmon imaged in February

Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo
website: http://www.pampaskies.com
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Comet PanSTARRS on Feb 16, 2013, imaged from Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Processed to fix stars in the background.
Comet PanSTARRS on Feb 16, 2013, imaged from Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Processed to fix stars in the background.
Comet Lemmon on Feb 6, 2013, imaged from Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Processed to fix stars in the background.
Comet Lemmon on Feb 6, 2013, imaged from Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Processed to fix stars in the background.
Comet Lemmon on Feb 6, 2013, imaged from Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Comet Lemmon on Feb 6, 2013, imaged from Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Post by ignacio_db » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:07 pm

Comet PanSTARRS at dusk of March 3

Copyright: Ignacio Diaz Bobillo
website: http://www.pampaskies.com
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Imaged form General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina (suburban skies)
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Post by stardust steve » Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:46 am

Here is C/2011 L4 Panstarrs taken on the 5.3.13 just after sunset as the comet sinks into the horizon.v

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Post by wilsondm » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:09 pm

C/2012 S1 (ISON)
http://remanzacco.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/comets77
Copyright: Ernesto Guido, Kris Rochowicz & Nick Howes
[attachment=1]C_2012_S1_ISON_FTN_04_March_2013.JPG[/attachment]

Comet Panstarrs setting behind the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope
Copyright: http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/people/sar049/
John M. Sarkissian
[attachment=0]Comet_Panstarrs_5March2013_00.jpg[/attachment]
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Post by wilsondm » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:06 pm

Comet Panstars over Brazil
Copyright: Marnes Augusto Hoff
[attachment=0]Comet Panstars over Brazil.jpg[/attachment]

C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)
http://remanzacco.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/comets77
Copyright: Ernesto Guido & Nick Howes
[attachment=1]C2013 A1 (Siding Spring)_March_07_2013_FTS.JPG[/attachment]
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Post by wilsondm » Sun Mar 10, 2013 7:59 pm

Comet C/2011 L4 PanStarrs from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)
http://www.astroeduca.com/
Copyright: Francisco A. Rodriguez Ramirez
[attachment=0]C2011L2_09032013.jpg[/attachment]
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Post by badsocref » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:42 pm

Panstarrs has appeared in the North! It took a while to find in the waning light of sunset, but showed a nice tail through 10 x 50 binocs. Very difficult to see without magnification, but it will rise each night and (hopefully) have a bit more contrast. I snapped a few images from Southern New Mexico last night (3/10) with a 300mm f/4 lens on a fixed tripod. I hope to do a better shot in the next few days.
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Post by Guest » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:43 pm

Comet PanSTARRS on 03/11/2013 near the McDonald Observatory in West Texas.
Shot details are: Tripod mounted Canon T1i, Canon 70-300mm lens @ 300mm, ISO 400, f5.6, 4 sec.

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Post by Steven Saffi » Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:32 am

Comet LEMMON 10/03/2013
Copyright: Steven Saffi

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Post by jfalcon » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:42 am

Comet Pan Starrs against the Canary Islands skies.
Taken from the top of the mountains of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands,Spain). The comet is beginning to show a much brighter and enlongated tail for northern hemispheres.
Each night is more exciting than the previous one, as the comet gains height and angular separation from our Sun.
I hope you like it.

Javier Falcón

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Stop Mr. Comet, we have to see you!

Post by conemmil » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:42 pm

Comet Panstarrs is moving fast to the western horizon, besides the street lights! I could see it with naked eyes today and could see the tail. Beautiful!
I wish it wasn't moving as fast so I could enjoy the beautiful view more.

Constantine Emmanouilidi
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Post by philto » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:05 pm

hello,
tonight very nice comet in the camargue sky...
canon 300 mm F/2.8 eos 5DMII 800 iso
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Post by mftoet » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:39 pm

Comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS
http://www.dutchdeepsky.com/?p=730
Copyright: Maurice Toet
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Post by marion165 » Wed Mar 13, 2013 12:52 am

The Comet between the Clouds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalret ... 553574544/
Copyright: Marion Haligowski

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The Comet between the Clouds by Radical Retinoscopy, on Flickr

The forecast was calling for cloudy weather but finally a small break developed in the western sky enabling me to capture a few shots of Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS). I really wanted to capture the crescent moon with the comet but the clouds prevented me from doing so. The photo was taken with a Canon T2i and a Canon 100mm f/2.0 prime lens at f/3.5 (2.5 seconds at ISO 400).

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Post by davidpearson » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:39 am

Comet PANSTARRS near downtown Dallas
Large version at:
http://davidpearson-photo.smugmug.com/A ... -sm-X2.jpg

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Post by Drewster » Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:57 am

C/2011L4 PANSTARRS over the Santa Cruz Mountains
www.ancientstarlight.com
Copyright: Drew Sullivan

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Post by ftherrmann » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:06 am

Comet Panstarrs 2011/L4 taken over Huntsville, Al 3/12/2013
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Copyright: Fred Herrmann All rights reserved.
http://api.ning.com/files/0txgB9E*9ott8 ... 2011L4.jpg
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Post by Chris Peterson » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:23 am

Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 from Colorado, 12 March 2013

Looked beautiful this evening, with western clouds breaking up just in time to catch the Moon and the comet a few minutes before they set. I drove a few miles to a better location, but came back when the clouds there failed to clear, and got this from our barnyard. The comet was barely visible to the naked eye without using averted vision, and stunning in binoculars.
CRW_6591p.jpg
1.6 s, f/6.3, 135 mm, ISO 400.
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