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The Comet 46 p / wirtanen photographed on December 8 through a telephoto lens from the teide observatory. Your coma is maintained with a 1-Degree Angular diameter and a short tail that is felt towards the Northeast (up to the right). At the time of obtaining this image the comet had a brightness of magnitude 4,5 although it was only observable weakly at simple sight from dark places because its brightness is distributed throughout the large surface of the object.

Goal Tamron 300 mm. F / 5.6. Canon EOS 100 d camera. 7 min. Of total exposure. From Teide Observatory, Canary Islands (Spain).