Observation by Ian Rothwell: 46P/Wirtanen

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Ian Rothwell

Observer

Ian Rothwell

Observed

2018 Nov 25 - 14:42

Uploaded

2018 Nov 25 - 15:30

Objects

46P Wirtanen

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Constellation

Fornax

Field centre

RA: 02^h20^m
Dec: -25°49'
Position angle: +179°03'

Field size

1°15' × 1°02'

Exposure

600s single exposure

Location

Siding Spring, Australia

Target name

46P/Wirtanen

Title

46P/Wirtanen

About this image

Not a patch on Martin's stacked image taken a few hours earlier, but there is a faint indication of the tail.

Single exposure taken with the Takahashi 90mm one-shot colour wide-field imaging system at Siding Spring.

The 98% phase moon had already risen.

Files associated with this observation

Calibrated_Color_T13_rotty_0046P.jpg (1.0 MB)

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