Comet Panstarrs C/2011 L4
Comet in North Eastern sky before sunrise
For Monday April 15th, 2013

Uploaded 4/19/13

 
 The
            comet speeds northwards, and now is entering the constellation
            of Cassiopiea. Still visible easily naked eye, the comet is probably
            near 4th magnitude at this time. Size wise, I am seeing around
            1 degree visually, and around 2 degrees in binoculars. The field
            of the image here is around 3 degrees wide, and is a single frame
            5 minutes long. The comet is now up by 3am, but rises to its
            best by first light round 4:30am. I can now JUST get the comet
            in the 12 inch down in the trees in the observatory. Hopeing
            to do that next!
 

            

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Lens:  Stellarvue SV80s with Canon XTi / Hutech modified camera
Platform:  Televue GEM
Exposure:  5 min 
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature:  37F
Processing Tools:  Maxim DSLR, Photoshop CS2

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