UPDATED 21:00 PST. 12/03/2013
More comet PANSTARRS tonight. This time with the crescent moon, and a few aircraft trying to get into shot as usual:
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 12/03/2013 19:30-20:00 PST Los Angeles, Canon 7D 100-400mm L ©Tim Jones
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 12/03/2013 19:30-20:00 PST Los Angeles, Canon 7D 100-400mm L ©Tim Jones
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 12/03/2013 19:30-20:00 PST Los Angeles, Canon 7D 100-400mm L ©Tim Jones
Nice Earthlight tonight, with light reflected from the Earth onto the part of the crescent moon that’s in shadow from the sun.
Aircraft getting in on the act:
Comet, Moon, and aircraft with contrail illuminated by sun (below horizon)
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 12/03/2013 19:30-20:00 PST Los Angeles, Canon 7D 100-400mm L ©Tim Jones
Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 12/03/2013 (aircraft in shot) 19:30-20:00 PST Los Angeles, Canon 7D 100-400mm L ©Tim Jones
UPDATED 20:00 PST. 11/03/2013
A couple more PANSTARRS pictures from Monday 11th March 2013 in the hills above Los Angeles. I think the air was even clearer than last night, and there was no cloud to speak of. First shot here includes an aircraft coming into LAX. In the second shot, the bright point below the comet is Mars. Hope to catch the crescent moon in shot on Wednesday 13th.
Comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4 11/03/2013 19:30-19:45 PST Los Angeles. 0.5s, f.5.6, ISO 3200, Canon 7D 100-400mm L at 400mm ©Tim Jones
I was too busy last night finding the thing to notice, but I wouldn’t describe this as a ‘naked eye’ comet – so far. Detectable in 7×40 binoculars; much better in 15 x 70s.
Comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4 11/03/2013 19:30-19:45 PST Los Angeles ©Tim Jones
10th March 2013
Here are my first pictures of comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4, taken shortly after sunset from the hills above Los Angeles on 10th March 2013 between 19.30 and 19.45 PST. I’m hoping to get some more shots when the comet is close to the moon on Wednesday 13th, and will update if successful. Quite a challenging subject and my first comet! Exposure info. for these: Canon 7D, 200mm and 400mm, f.5.0-5.6, 1/4 s to 1s, ISO 800 and 1600.
Picture from here 10th March 2013:
Comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4 10/03/2013 19:30-19:45 PST Los Angeles ©Tim Jones
Comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4 10/03/2013 19:30-19:45 PST Los Angeles ©Tim Jones
Comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4 10/03/2013 19:30-19:45 PST Los Angeles ©Tim Jones
Comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4 10/03/2013 19:30-19:45 PST Los Angeles ©Tim Jones
Comet PANSTARRS c/2011 L4 10/03/2013 19:30-19:45 PST Los Angeles ©Tim Jones
If you missed Pan-STARRS c/2011 L4, come back in 100 million years or so; or make your own comet.
Here’s an even better view of Pan-STARRS C/2012 L4, thanks to NASA:
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Since the mid 1980s, I've worked in university and industrial research, as a manager and editor in technology and environment for an international industry association, and held senior business development, strategy, and procurement posts in industry. I hold a PhD in chemical engineering from Birmingham University, an MBA from Warwick University Business School, and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College. In 2008, I left industry to focus full-time on my passion for science and technology, and to share that enthusiasm with others as a freelance science communicator. I live in London with my wife Erin.
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