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I agreeImaging telescope or lens:Sky-Watcher 130/650 PDS Newton
Imaging camera:Canon 600Da
Mount:Skywatcher NEQ-5
Focal reducer:SkyWatcher Synta Coma Corrector
Software:Astronomy Tools Action Set, AstroFlat Pro, Fitswork4, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Filter:Astronomik L2 UV/IR Block
Accessory:Sky-Watcher Motor EQ5 RA/DEC
Resolution: 2500x1671
Dates:Dec. 5, 2018
Frames: 30x30" ISO800
Integration: 0.2 hours
Darks: ~20
Avg. Moon age: 27.78 days
Avg. Moon phase: 3.44%
Astrometry.net job: 2410622
RA center: 42.818 degrees
DEC center: -11.260 degrees
Pixel scale: 2.629 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 58.643 degrees
Field radius: 1.098 degrees
Locations: Sofienalpe, Vienna, Austria
Data source: Traveller
Sadly, the conditions where really bad. Very humid and hazy, thin veil clouds and cold. But it was the only chance to see at least something, because the weather forecast for the next two weeks is not good.
In the region of the comet I couldn't see one star, so he was difficult to find without a Goto. After one hour everything was frozen, even the camera display already had a layer of ice 😬
So there he is, Wirtanen, a little pale and no tail outside the ball. I guess he got lost in the fog, but it's better than nothing 🙂
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