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Object/Date:
46P/Wirtanen @ 10-December-2018 23:15 UT

Description:
Nearly at zenith, comet 46P Wirtanen can be seen catched between vanes of spider which holds the camera situated on
focus of Telescope TAR1 in Teide Observatory, meanwhile is photographed. This panorama includes the Pleiades star
cluster near center of image, and a little beyond the red trace of California Nebula. At down, Hyades open star
cluster, including the bright star Aldebaran, shape central part of constellation Taurus.

Acquisition details:
Lens Samyang 16 mm. f/2.0.
Camera Canon EOS 100D.
90 sec. exposure at ISO 3200 (one shot).
From Teide Observatory, Canary Islands (Spain).

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