C/2011 L4 PanSTARRS viewing attempts : March 2013

March 6: Torrey Pines Gliderport

A nice sunset, but no luck finding the comet. Probably too early yet.


cIMG_9100.JPG (76k)

March 8: Torrey Pines Gliderport

No luck - Too many clouds...


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cIMG_9110.JPG (64k)
pIMG_9123.JPG (44k)

March 9: Torrey Pines Gliderport

No luck, but probably could have found it had I been looking in the right place.


cIMG_9136.JPG (64k)
Bit of a green flash! (40k)

March 10: Torrey Pines Gliderport

Finally found the comet, much higher up and dimmer than I was expecting.

Note UTC times are for March 11. All photos taken on a 1.6x crop sensor


01:52:36Z (60k)
02:41:58Z
200mm f/2.8 1.3s ISO400 (32k)
02:43:52Z
200mm f/2.8 2.0s ISO200 cropped 3.2x (40k)

March 11: Scripps Ranch, San Diego


02:46:33Z
400mm f/7.1 0.4s ISO1600 cropped 3.2x (88k)
02:51:23Z
400mm f/7.1 1.0s ISO1600 (48k)
02:55:40Z
400mm f/7.1 1.6s ISO1600 (60k)

March 12: Scripps Ranch, San Diego


02:40:52Z
200mm f/4 1.0s ISO400 (32k)
02:42:30Z
130mm f/4 1.0s ISO400 (44k)
02:46:00Z
130mm f/3.2 1.6s ISO400 (64k)
02:50:18Z
160mm f/3.2 2.0s ISO400 (52k)

02:51:44Z
200mm f/3.2 1.3s ISO400 (32k)