Comet PanSTARR shot with 300mm telelens.

[spider72]

From last night (30/03/13), shot with Sigma 300mm telelens on tracking alt-az mount.

[thenews24]

Awesome. Don't see many of these of PanSTARRS. Well done

[michaelmorris]

Lovely picture. The best I've seen yet.

[Mr Spock]

Great pic. It show the shape of the tail really well.

[spider72]

Thank you guys, I am happy you like it .

[adie k]

Best I have seen so far.

[sologuitarist61]

Certainly the best image I have seen of PANSTARRS - brilliant!

[Psychobilly]

Got to agree thats a cracking image of the comet against a pinsharp starfield

Peter...

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[spider72]

Thanks guys, it was shot with cheap Sigma APO telephoto lens. New one costs about 140-160 pounds but it works well for wide field shots.

[Digz]

Great shot. Can you tell us the sub length etc and how it was processed.

Cheers

[spider72]

Sure.

It's 10 exposures 60 sec. each + 5 dark frames, all shot with Canon 7D, ISO 6400, lens 300mm, f/5.6, camera on alt-az goto mount.

Final picture stacked with DeepSkyStacker software with finishing tweaks in Lightroom 4.3.

[space3]

excellent, well done

[Digz]

Thanks Maciek

[PeteC]

Brilliant capture! I was pleased with mine until I saw yours . That Sigma lens looks pretty good for the money.

[spider72]

Well PeterC, now you have motivation to do better picture and beat mine - don't give up .

[Digz]

Saw it tonight, couldn't image it though, nothing seemed to be going right.....

[starman1969]

Very nicely done.

[Paulus17]

Cracking image Maciek.

How visible is it now,i've tried twice now and couldn't see it through my bins?

[spider72]

In Caithness is still visible with naked eyes from dark locations when Moon is out of the way.

[saturn5]

Awesome mate!!

[spider72]

Thanks Stewart.