On March 12th, the comet passed to within about 4º of the Moon, with a phase of less than 1 day old! Photographers with a wide enough lens were able to capture both comet in Moon in the same shot, along with a landscape background in some cases.
5 x 7 second shots at ISO400 with the Canon 350D. Taken at 7:55PM from Fred Hesse Jr Park in Rancho Palos Verdes. Vixen 114ED refractor at f/4.4, on the Celestron AVX mount.
C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS on March 12th 2013