Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  The star μFor
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Pepe Chambó
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Pepe Chambó

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Description

Object/Date:

46P/Wirtanen @ November 17,2018 16:04 UT

Description:

My last image of comet 46P/Wirtanen taken from Southern Hemisphere, on November 17 from Australia. With a green coma of 45' apparent diameter and a ionic tail more and more visible. The bright blue star is Mu Fornacis with magnitude 5.3.

Acquisition details:

Telescope Takahashi FSQ-106ED f/5.0.

Camera SBIG STL-11000M.

21 min. total exposure.

Remotely from Siding Spring, NSW (Australia).

Credits:

José J. Chambó (www.cometografia.es)

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Pepe Chambó

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