Observation by Jimmy Fraser: 46P/Wirtanen

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Jimmy Fraser

Observer

Jimmy Fraser

Observed

2018 Dec 09 - 23:50

Uploaded

2018 Dec 10 - 14:25

Objects

46P Wirtanen

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 03^h13^m
Dec: +00°18'
Position angle: +13°29'

Field size

9° × 6°

Equipment

Canon EOS M5
Samyang 135mm f/2

Exposure

Exposure 2.5 seconds ISO 2500 at f/2

Location

Alness, Scotland.

Target name

46P/Wirtanen

Title

46P/Wirtanen

About this image

Comet 46P/Wirtanen in a murky Scottish sky. Photographed in brief breaks in misty cloud. A single exposure with the camera sitting on a tripod with slight frost on the grass.

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46P_20181209_2350_jfraser.jpg (1.6 MB)

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