Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2841  ·  The star 26UMa  ·  The star θUMa
Bye Bye 46P, hello galaxy season, Marc Agostini
Bye Bye 46P, hello galaxy season
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Bye Bye 46P, hello galaxy season

Bye Bye 46P, hello galaxy season, Marc Agostini
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Bye Bye 46P, hello galaxy season

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A 2 hour break in the clouds made it possible for me to take this snapshot of comet 46P/Wirttanen passing near NGC 2841. As this break occured right as my target was crossing the meridian, I had to do some advanced zenith yoga to frame it :-) (my setup being non-goto). All said and done, I'm rather pleased with the result, there are even some faint fuzzies in the background. I used Tony Cook's method for star freezing (https://www.astrobin.com/151422/), thanks for sharing!

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Bye Bye 46P, hello galaxy season, Marc Agostini