Comet 46P/Wirtanen
Taken by Kevin Palmer on December 16, 2018 @
Sheridan, WY
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Here is my capture of Comet 46P/Wirtanen at it's closest approach flying by the Pleiades star cluster.
This image was shot with a Nikon 180mm f2.8 lens on a Nikon D750. It is a stack of 8 2.5 minute exposures, along with 4 dark and bias frames. An iOptron Skytracker was used to track the stars.
Photographer's website:
http://www.kevin-palmer.com
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