This is Comet 46P/Wirtanen (cyan-green) in Taurus on December 14/15, 2018 accompanied by a Geminid meteor. Yellowish Aldebaran and the Hyades are at left, the pink California Nebula (NGC 1499) is at right, in Perseus, while the blue Pleiades are at centre. The Taurus Dark Clouds of interstellar dust are at top. Comet 46P/Wirtanen was two days before its closest approach to Earth and nearly at its brightest. It was visible to the unaided eye. | |
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