C/2011 L4 PanSTARRS : March 2013

I finally found Comet PanSTARRS on the night of March 10 from Torrey Pines (32.89N 117.15W). It was a tough spot in 7x35mm binoculars 45 minutes after sunset. However, it showed up clearly on the live view screen of my camera.

11 March 02:41:58Z 200mm f/2.8 1.3s ISO400 1.6x crop sensor. Field of view is approx. 6.2x4.4 degrees.

11 March 02:43:52Z 200mm f/2.8 2.0s ISO200. Cropped field of view is approx. 1.9x1.5 degrees.

13 March 02:46:00Z 130mm f/3.2 1.6s ISO400.