Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1883
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Comet 46P Wirtanen, RonAdams
Comet 46P Wirtanen
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Comet 46P Wirtanen

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Comet 46P Wirtanen, RonAdams
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Comet 46P Wirtanen

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When I finished imaging M 29 tonight. I decided that I was going to try and image Comet 46P Wirtanen. I brought out my 8 Inch Newtonian Astrograph and Skyview Pro Mount. I searched for a good while and could never see the comet in my eye piece. I even took 3 or 4 test images of different parts of the sky but the comet was not in any of the test images. I decided to swap out my 8 Inch Newtonian for my Astro-Tech AT72ED Refractor. The AT72ED has a much larger field of view than the 8 Inch Newtonian. I put my red dot finder where I thought the comet should be and took a test image. The comet was in my test image this time. I'm always tickled when I can capture a comet either in an eye piece or my camera.

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Comet 46P Wirtanen, RonAdams