Comet 46P/Wirtanen and Pleiades
Ridgecrest, California – December 15, 2018
Green Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes through the same view as the Pleiades star cluster The light of the blue stars in the Pleiades illuminates the surrounding dust.
8 x 80 sec = 10.7 min total exposure. EOS 6D (modified) + 200mm f/2.8 lens at f/4 ISO 800. Dithered without LENR. Stacked in PixInsight.
Photo ID: 46P Wirtanen process v1