Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) , raulgh
Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)
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Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)

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Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS), on March 30, 21:00 CET (20:00 UTC), 20 days after perihelion (1.27 AU from Earth). Comet's magnitude was reduced to 4.2. For comparison, the brightest star in the field (HD2866, up-left fromt he comet core), has magnitude 6.74.

7 light frames, 40 seconds exposures at ISO 1600, 22 Flats, 19 darks, 25 offsets, stacked with DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 (comet stacking mode plus star trails removed). The comet was very low above SW horizon (~6º).

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Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) , raulgh