Tag: C2011-l4-panstarrs
More of Comet Panstarrs
by Mike Hankey, under Comets & Meteors
As time goes by and Comet Panstarrs flies deeper into the solar system, while it grows dimmer, its view-ability through a telescope is becoming increasingly better. Each day it rises higher in the morning sky and we have a few more minutes of visibility and time to image. I stepped up my exposure length this session, imaging each channel for 4 minutes. I was able to loop over these 5 times for LRGB and acquire 20 minutes of each channel. Turned out pretty good.
Photo Details
C/2011 L4 – Panstarrs
LRGB 4 minutes x 5 or 20 minutes each channel
Total exposure: 80 minutes
Camera: Apogee U16M
Guider: unguided image
Telescope: RCOS 14.5
Mount: Paramount ME
Location: Auberry, CA
Date: Apr 18, 2013
Software: The SkyX, MaximDL, FocusMax, CCDStack, Photoshop
Comet C/2011 L4 – Panstarrs
by Mike Hankey, under Comets & Meteors
The last week or two, there’s been a 45 minute window each morning to catch comet Panstarrs in the north east sky. I missed the western evening view in March, as it was to close too the horizon, but this morning north eastern view is working out pretty well. Here’s a 30 second X RGBL image of Comet Panstarrs.
Photo Details
C/2011 L4 – Panstarrs
LRGB 3o seconds Each
Total exposure: 2 minutes
Camera: Apogee U16M
Guider: unguided image
Telescope: RCOS 14.5
Mount: Paramount ME
Location: Auberry, CA
Date: Apr 10, 2013
Software: The SkyX, MaximDL, FocusMax, CCDStack, Photoshop
Comet Panstarrs and Crescent Moon
by Mike Hankey, under Comets & Meteors
Here’s a photo of Comet Panstarrs and the Crescent Moon from earlier tonight in Monkton, Maryland.