Comet Pan-STARRS 7:10pm 4th March Brisbane

[von Tom]

The clouds did relent this evening for a view of Pan-STARRS from Brisbane. It was low in the SW sky but I could not see it with the naked eye. Binoculars showed it as a delicate, small fan of light with a tiny stellar nucleus - photos don't convey the sight. Unfortunately Brisbane's latitude means we can't see it in a darker sky.

This is about 30 15sec exposures taken at 200mm with a Canon EOS 600D, 100% crop. The comet's movement is evident, moving up and to the right.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=v3-2ksNe77o

[Phoenix]

Nice capture Tom - like it a lot, particularly at your latitude and the cloud cover you guys have had up north.

Cheers Steve

[StephenM]

Lucky you Tom! I've tried the last two nights and the WSW horizon has been totally clouded out both times :(. I'm hoping for 3rd time lucky tonight!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Ross G]

Nice shot Tom.

Ross.

[von Tom]

Thanks guys. I really hope the cloud gives everyone at least a chance at this. I've attached a video to the original post.

Tom

[Larryp]

Good one, Tom:thumbsup: