PANSTARRS "Two" Still Hanging Around

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WCGucfa
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PANSTARRS "Two" Still Hanging Around

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PANSTARRS "two" (C/2012 K1)as I call it, is still entertaining in the high circumpolar sky.
On 5/2/2014 it was in Canes Venatici, shining at a respectable 8.5 mag.
It was certainly not the PANSTARRS Pete Peterson and I had seen a year ago (3/13/13)
over 100 Acre Cove in Barrington, just after sunset. Nevertheless, it was worth the chase, in order to chalk up
my 35th comet.
It was easily visible at 25x using averted vision on the two nights I viewed it through annoying thin cloud.
In these images N is up E is right.

Bill Gucfa

5/2/14. 1158hrs. DST. Canon T1i, 52s exposure. Single frame. No image processing. ISO 3200. Antares 6" refractor.
There is a faint tail towards 7:00

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My first comet named PANSTARRS! Pete spotted it first in his binoculars.
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5/2/2014. Comet PanStarrs C/2012 K1 better revealed with color manipulation.
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Comets:40, Best Meteor shwr: Leonids '01, Best Aurora:Oct. '03.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
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Re: PANSTARRS "Two" Still Hanging Around

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Cha-ching! 35 and counting!
Thanks for posting the image, the tail is unmistakable. But no contest for that 3/13/13 beauty.
Andy
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