Comet 46P Wirtanen

[tornado33]

Hi
Tried for this faint little thing tonight.
4x5 mins ISO 200. iv/ir filter, MPCC coma corrector. Modded 350D camera
10 inch f5.6 newtonian, off axis hand guided, fighting both a gusty seabreeze and moonlight shining down the scope, causing the uneven lighting. Comet has moved somewhat, just left of centre.
Scott

[h0ughy (David)]

youre amazing mr alder

[iceman (Mike)]

Man that's faint!

[tornado33]

Yep, just checked the comet magnitudes page at
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/icq/CometMags.html#2006P1

Its last estimate is 12.5 with a 1.5 arc min coma diameter. Not a Mcnaught class comet thats for sure.
Scott

[fringe_dweller]

you're an imaging machine Scott! I think you are taking over mike's previous title!
onya
cheers

[tornado33]

Youre too kind
Its a damm addictive hobby though lol.
Scott

[Ric]

A very faint and testing comet Scott. You've done a great job capturing that one.

Well done.

[Outbackmanyep]

Great stuff Scott!
Keep imaging them comets, you never know when the next outburst is around the corner!!!!

[DJVege]

Is it the faint blur to the left? I'm still not too good at spotting things.