Another Christmas miracle! Astronomers have observed the historic flyby of Comet 46P/Wirtanen known as “The Christmas Comet”. Possibly the most insane single exposure I’ve ever taken. Just as I asked my friend Jens to point at Comet 46P/Wirtanen, a meteor streaked underneath the open star cluster Pleiades (M45). Jens...
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Another Christmas miracle! Astronomers have observed the historic flyby of Comet 46P/Wirtanen known as “The Christmas Comet”. Possibly the most insane single exposure I’ve ever taken. Just as I asked my friend Jens to point at Comet 46P/Wirtanen, a meteor streaked underneath the open star cluster Pleiades (M45). Jens...