46p 20181110 fhemmerich

Comet 46p/Wirtanen from last night. The coma is now over 0.65° diameter. The tail is not as clear in my shot as in the shots from Australia and other southern locations. With us it was only 15 to 27 ° above the horizon during the shooting.
Synchronous recording technology on the same mount (ASA DDM85):
L: ASI1600 mono cooled, RASA 11"/F2.2, green filter, 90 x 90 sec
RGB: ASI 071 color cooled, Hyperstar C14 / F1.9, L-filter, 90 x 90 sec
Tenerife, 1180 m a.s.l. 2018-11-10 21:40h - 23-50h UT

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