Ahmad Alromeadheen was at the Santa Susanna Pass in southern California to capture Comet PANSTARRS and the crescent Moon on March 12. He used a Canon 60D DSLR with a 70-300mm f/4.4 lens set to 133mm and f/5.6. He set his camera to ISO 800 and took a 2.5-second exposure March 12 at 8:04 p.m. PDT.