Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Solar system body or event
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Kevin Trillsam
Comet 46P/Wirtanen
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Kevin Trillsam
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Comet 46P/Wirtanen

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Description

My first try to catch a comet. It was a little bit of a challenge to get EQMOD working with the user-defined tracking speeds.

I also want to thank Terry Lovejoy for helping me to get the correct tracking rates from the JPL Horizons database.

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Description: A version with star trails to visualize the movement of the comet.

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Kevin Trillsam