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30 May 2013

Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS)

This is very different to my earlier more close-up image of this comet, due to the development of the long 'anomalous tail', directed towards the lower left. This is caused by the Earth crossing the comet's orbital plane, making the concentration of dust in the comet's wake visible.

Modified EOS 600D,Pentacon 300mm f/4
11 x 3-min unguided exposures. Stacking and registration was via Deep Sky Stacker (comet-aligned). full exif

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