Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) is seen here at far left with a thin crescent Moon with Earthshine on March 12, 2013.
The comet was only 4 degrees above the horizon and the young crescent Moon was only 28 hours and 3 minutes old when this image was taken.
Exposure Data
- Lens: Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED AIS
- Focal Length: 180mm
- Focal Ratio: f/2.8
- Mount: Fixed Tripod
- Guiding: None
- Camera: Modified Canon EOS 550D (Digital Rebel T2i) DSLR
- Mode: Manual
- ISO: 400
- White Balance: Custom for daylight
- In-Camera Noise Reduction: Off
- Filter: None
- Date: March 12, 2013
- Time: 7:54:26 p.m. EDT
- Location: East Point, NJ
- Calibration: None
- Processing: JPEG out of the camera, cropped in Photoshop CS5
- Notes: Cloudy and rainy on drive down, clouds barely cleared in time.
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