Comet on the Horizon

Click on the image above for the better large view. I had an opportunity to make a photograph of comet PANSTARRS  this weekend. From here it currently appears just after sunset and just above the thick atmospheric haze on the horizon. I went to the beach to get  a view that would be unobstructed by trees or buildings. I took a few wide shots when I got there and got setup. I thought I would take a few closer shots of the comet but it quickly sank into the atmospheric murk above the waters of the Gulf and I decided it wasn’t worth changing lenses at that point. I did stay awhile though and made some artistic time-lapse images of the incoming tide by moonlight. There was a beach carnival going on to the north of me and later in the evening they set off some nice fireworks which I also made some images of.