Contains:  Extremely wide field
Comet P46/Wirtanen Wideangle, Longjohn54

Comet P46/Wirtanen Wideangle

Comet P46/Wirtanen Wideangle, Longjohn54

Comet P46/Wirtanen Wideangle

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Wideangle image of Comet P46/Wirtanen taken at Harperrig Reservoir just southwest of Edinburgh.

Single untracked 20 second image at 18mm. F5.6 ISO400 with a small stretch to bring out the stars.

I had travelled to Harperrig Reservoir to try to catch this Comet in a brief window of clear sky after weeks of cloud. I could not see the comet naked eye or with my 8 x 60 binoculars due to the glare of the Moon and the fact it was close to a brightish star. Luckily it was detectable in this image taken on 19 Dec 2018 at 02:55.

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Comet P46/Wirtanen Wideangle, Longjohn54