Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  IC 360  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  Part of the constellation Taurus (Tau)  ·  The star Aldebaran (αTau)  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star γTau  ·  The star δ1Tau  ·  The star εTau  ·  The star ηTau  ·  The star θ1Tau  ·  The star θ2Tau  ·  The star λTau
The GREAT 2018 CHRISTMAS COMET, 46P/Wirtanen, John O'Neal, NC Stargazer
The GREAT 2018 CHRISTMAS COMET, 46P/Wirtanen
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The GREAT 2018 CHRISTMAS COMET, 46P/Wirtanen

The GREAT 2018 CHRISTMAS COMET, 46P/Wirtanen, John O'Neal, NC Stargazer
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The GREAT 2018 CHRISTMAS COMET, 46P/Wirtanen

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Here's the GREAT 2018 CHRISTMAS COMET!!!

Shot Prime Focus. Orion EON (500mm f/6.25) ED80 & Canon 60Da Astrocamera w/ MPCC Field Flattener.

10 x one minute exposures for still image.

73 x one minute exposures for animation.

It was 36 cold degrees out there with thin cirrus popping up at random. You can see the cirrus in the animation as bright flashes.

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The GREAT 2018 CHRISTMAS COMET, 46P/Wirtanen, John O'Neal, NC Stargazer

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