Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)
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Comet 46P the Christmas comet, palaback
Comet 46P the Christmas comet
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Comet 46P the Christmas comet

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Comet 46P the Christmas comet, palaback
Comet 46P the Christmas comet
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Comet 46P the Christmas comet

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Comet 46P a relatively newly discovered comet that appeared near the end of 2018. This was my first astrophoto. Single exposure with portable mount in garden of backyard in town, but using backyard Nikon for first time with all the correct cables. Comet was not visible in sky with naked eye, but with good pointing accuracy with the Celestron mount it appeared on my computer screen magically after 60 seconds. After that I was determined to learn how to do this right. Still have not yet had chance to take another comet image.

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Comet 46P the Christmas comet, palaback