Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon: Spectacular Stargazer Photos

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Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Las Vegas

Credit: Tyler Leavitt

Astrophotographer Tyler Leavitt sent in a photo of the crescent moon and Comet Pan-STARRS over Las Vegas. Image submitted March 13, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS

Credit: Dale P. Cruikshank

Dr. Dale P. Cruikshank of NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., took this photo of Comet Pan-STARRS on March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS Over Albuquerque, NM

Credit: Charles Medendorp

Astrophotographer Charles Medendorp sent in a photo of Comet Pan-STARRS and the crescent moon taken from the base of the Sandia mountains overlooking Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet PanStarrs Near Moon

Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

Comet Pan-STARRS and the moon shine in this image from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter taken by Adam Block. Image submitted March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS Zoomed

Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

Comet Pan-STARRS glows in this image from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter taken by Adam Block. Image submitted March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon over Arizona

Credit: Sean Parker / www.facebook.com/SeanParkerPhotography

Astrophotographer Sean Parker took this three-photo panorama from just outside Tucson, Ariz., on March 13, 2013. "You can see the crescent moon at the top, 3 bright stars from Pisces underneath it, and Comet PANSTARRS near the crooked cactus. This is also a frame from a time-lapse," Parker wrote on his Facebook page.

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Moon, Comet Pan-STARRS and Church in Rio Rancho, NM

Credit: Josh Knutson

Astrophotographer Josh Knutson sent in a photo of the crescent moon and Comet Pan-STARRS setting, with a church in the foreground. Photo taken northwest of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Image submitted March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Crescent Moon With Aurora (Child) in New Mexico

Credit: Josh Knutson

Astrophotographer Josh Knutson sent in a photo of his daughter, Aurora, pointing in silhouette at the crescent new moon, taken northwest of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, as they were out looking for Comet Pan-STARRS. The light at upper right appears to be the viewfinder of a camera on a tripod. Image submitted March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Rio Rancho, NM

Credit: Josh Knutson

Astrophotographer Josh Knutson sent in a photo of the crescent new moon and Comet Pan-STARRS taken northwest of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. A church stands in the foreground of this picture. Image submitted March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Over the Hill Country of Texas

Credit: James Zeman

Astrophotographer James Zeman sent in a photo of Comet Pan-STARRS and the moon in the Hill Country of Texas near Dripping Springs. He writes: "The comet was barely visible with the naked eye, and there was considerable haze on the horizon." Image submitted March 13, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS Explained (Infographic)

Credit: Karl Tate, Space.com Infographics Artist

A fresh visitor from the icy Oort Cloud at the edge of the solar system, Comet Pan-STARRS brightens Earth's sky in March, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Las Vegas

Credit: Tyler Leavitt

Astrophotographer Tyler Leavitt sent in a photo of the crescent moon and Comet Pan-STARRS over Las Vegas. Image submitted March 13, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Rio Rancho, NM

Credit: Josh Knutson

Astrophotographer Josh Knutson sent in a photo of the crescent new moon and Comet Pan-STARRS taken northwest of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Image submitted March 12, 2013. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS Over Texas

Credit: Douglas Lowry, DSLjr.@T.S.O.S., theshapesofsound@yahoo.com.

Douglas Lowry sent in this photo of Comet Pan-STARRS taken on March 11, 2013, in Texas. [Full Story: Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Wow Stargazers]

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Comet Pan-STARRS Sky Map: StarDate

Credit: StarDate Magazine

The location of Comet Pan-STARRS low in the western horizon in March 2013 is shown in this sky map released by StarDate Magazine, a publication of the McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas. More Comet Pan-STARRS Photos

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Comet Pan-STARRS and Moon Over Marshall Space Flight Center, Ala.

Credit: NASA/MSFC

Aaron Kingery, a scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. captured the image of Comet Pan-STARRS on the evening of Tuesday, March 12, 2013 using a Canon DSLR camera. The comet was near peak brightness as it traversed the evening sky.

Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon: Spectacular Stargazer Photos

Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Las Vegas

Comet Pan-STARRS

Comet Pan-STARRS Over Albuquerque, NM

Comet PanStarrs Near Moon

Comet Pan-STARRS Zoomed

Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon over Arizona

Moon, Comet Pan-STARRS and Church in Rio Rancho, NM

Crescent Moon With Aurora (Child) in New Mexico

Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Rio Rancho, NM

Comet Pan-STARRS and the Moon Over the Hill Country of Texas

Comet Pan-STARRS Explained (Infographic)

Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Las Vegas

Moon and Comet Pan-STARRS Over Rio Rancho, NM

Comet Pan-STARRS Over Texas

Comet Pan-STARRS Sky Map: StarDate

Comet Pan-STARRS and Moon Over Marshall Space Flight Center, Ala.

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