By Violette Daum | 2026-04-16
Comet C/2025 R3 Panstarrs from Death Valley NP
On 04/14/2026 04:50 am by Dave Weixelman | Website | Death Valley National Park
Photo of comet C/2025 R3 Panstarss on the morning of April 14, 2026. Taken from Death Valley National Park, USA. The landscape image was taken at twilight the evening before the sky photo and blended with the sky photo. The comet was a beautiful sight with binoculars sporting a 3-degree tail from this dark sky site.
Camera: Canon Ra
Lens: Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art
Mount: iOptron Skyguider Pro
Exposures sky: 15 X 20 seconds, f2, ISO 1600
Foreground: 1 X 2 seconds, f16, ISO 200 taken at twilight
This a stacked and blended photo. The foreground was taken at twilight and blended with the night shot.
Software used: Photoshop CC, PixInsight