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Comet 46P/Wirtanen & Pleiades

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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.