Panstarrs over Lake Clifton (March 3)

[colinmlegg]

March 3rd - I was setup north of Yallingup when cloud arrived 5pm threatening to kill the show. So I packed up and quickly drove north until I found a clearing. I reached Lake Clifton around 7pm, hiked out to the lake and was setup by 7.30. Around 7.35 I caught a naked eye glimpse of the comet and followed it until it set behind cloud. Easy to see both the head and start of tail and a magnificent sight in binoculars.

This is a frame from a timelapse @ 200 mm, iso 6400, f/2.8, 2 sec, 7.55 pm. Was initially disappointed to see cloud near the horizon, but it actually worked out nicely in the timelapse, moving sideways while the comet drifted down.

I stayed in Perth last night. Couldn't resist another view though, so had fish & chips by the sea and enjoyed showing the comet to passers by :)

[Larryp]

Great shot, Colin!

[TheAstroChannel]

Wow, awesome shot!

[ReaPerMan]

Great shot Colin.

All the best

Paul :thumbsup:

[Ross G]

Nice shot Colin.

Ross.

[rogerg]

Nice colours :) wacky combination of "horizons" because of the cloud etc :)

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Another wall hanger Colin!

March the 3rd seems to be when panstarrs was it it's brightest. Seems to have faded a bit, or is that just me?

Cheers,

Justin.

[colinmlegg]

Thanks guys :)



I think you're right, Justin. That night and the night before it was an easy naked eye object all the way to the horizon. I saw it again March 6th and it was noticeably fainter. Maybe an outburst, or being in a darker sky helped?

Really enjoyed those nights when both comets were within binocular sweeping distance. May never see that again... but here's hoping! :)

[multiweb]

Missed that one. The line of clouds is pretty cool. Nice comp. :thumbsup:

[stardust steve]

Great capture. Love it :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

Very nice.

Greg.