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<\/a><\/p>\nUsing the subs I took, I also made an animation showing the\u00a0movement of the comet during the duration of the imaging session.<\/p>\n
Travelling northwards (that makes a change!), 46P will at its brightest on the 17th of December. Click here to download my guide for Comet 46P.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n How big is the Coma? I have made a composite image showing the Comet against M42, The Orion Nebula. Both images taken with the same setup on the 8th of December.<\/p>\n While I was in the area, I wanted to do some more comet fun, so I wandered up to catch Comet 64P \/ Swift-Gehrels, which was\u00a0just starting to cut across the constellation of Triangulum that evening. Just before I finished, I pointed the telescope towards Mars so I could capture Neptune close to it before they move too far apart from one another. Here’s the result.<\/p>\n All images taken using a 72mm refractor and a Nikon D750 DSLR.<\/p>\n Comet 64P’s path for November and December is below. For a black on white printable version, Click Here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAt this time it will be located between The Hyades & The Pleiades in Taurus, so will be very easy to find.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nIt’s a lot smaller and fainter, at about 10th magnitude, but is still showing up very nicely in the image.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n(Click on the map for a bigger view)<\/p>\n