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Comet 46P/Wirtanen & Pleiades

20181218-Comet_46P_Wirtanen.jpg Sudden BrillianceThumbnailsPartially eclipsed moonrise over Kawelikoa Point, KauaiSudden BrillianceThumbnailsPartially eclipsed moonrise over Kawelikoa Point, KauaiSudden BrillianceThumbnailsPartially eclipsed moonrise over Kawelikoa Point, KauaiSudden BrillianceThumbnailsPartially eclipsed moonrise over Kawelikoa Point, KauaiSudden BrillianceThumbnailsPartially eclipsed moonrise over Kawelikoa Point, KauaiSudden BrillianceThumbnailsPartially eclipsed moonrise over Kawelikoa Point, KauaiSudden BrillianceThumbnailsPartially eclipsed moonrise over Kawelikoa Point, Kauai

Pentax K-3 II with Astrotracer, Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/4, Hoya red intensifier filter to reduce light pollution, 25 x 10 seconds. I was not able to see the comet by eye with binoculars. The moon was near the field of view, to the right.