Comet PanStarrs, Venus, Jupiter and The Moon in New Zealand

Comet PanStarrs, Venus, Jupiter and The Moon in New Zealand
 
"Finally after a long time, some clear skies and what an evening to go after the Comet C/2014 Q1 - Panstarrs. Spent some time with members from the Tauranga Astronomical Society chasing after the comet, we had few scopes out there, but was a bit challenging to go after the comet with a C8 scope, so we settled down going after it with our camera and lens. I managed to get few shots of the comet as it set down in the western sky."

"Here is a crop image of The Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Comet Panstarrs on the left of the frame, it's fascinating how it has two tails."

"The comet was discovered on August 16, 2014 at Magnitude 18.4 by Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala)."

"Magnitude when I shot this image was around 5.25 wasn't visible much visually but was a good view through binoculars, scopes and camera."

Exif: 10s, f2.8, ISO 3200 at 50mm using canon 50mm f1.8 lens on Canon 6D

Credit: Amit Kamble
Location: New Zealand
Release Date: July 19, 2015