Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS

[carl37]

Here's a couple of images taken from Mount Dandenong in Melbourne tonight.

It's amazing to see how well they came out even with horrendous smog and light pollution.

I was able to see the nucleus clearly with the naked eye, and could make out a small part of the tail.

Camera: Canon 50D
Lens: 70-200f4L
ISO: 1600
Exposure: 2.5 - 3.2s

[h0ughy]

fanbl00dytastic, first shot is full of wow but the second is a cracker

[carl37]

Thanks David!

[Larryp]

Great shots, Carl!

[colinmlegg]

Love that 2nd one Carl. Great shot :thumbsup:

[StephenM]

Yep, the second one is brilliant Carl! I wish the wall-to-wall cloud would clear here in Brisbane...

Cheers,
Stephen

[anthony.tony]

Plenty of city Lights To Add to the event- Tony

[carl37]

Thanks Larry!



Thanks heaps Colin. That means a lot coming from you!

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Thanks Stephen. Fingers crossed for you Brisbanites!

[rogerg]

Nice shots! I like them all :)

[carl37]

Thanks Tony and Roger.

By the way, the second photo is featured on SpaceWeather.com (http://www.spaceweather.com) on their March 3rd page.

Carl

[rogerg]

Awesome! Congrats! :)