Comet 38P (Stephan-Oterma) and Kappa Geminorum

Comet 38P (Stephan-Oterma) and Kappa Geminorum on Nov 17, 2018, 09:00 UT. 40×120 sec @ ISO 3200, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3, Televue TV-85 at F/5.6.

Wide-field view of Comet 38P near Kappa Geminorum.  Small comet, but it has a tail and a nice extended coma.  You can see this better in this cropped star-streaks version below:

Comet 38P (Stephan-Oterma) on Nov 17, 2018, 09:00 UT. 40×120 sec @ ISO 3200, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3, TV-85 at F/5.6.

Here is a more tightly cropped star freeze version:

Comet 38P (Stephan-Oterma) on Nov 17, 2018, 09:00 UT. 40×120 sec @ ISO 3200, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3, Televue TV-85 at F/5.6.

And, one more with Kappa Gem:

Comet 38P (Stephan-Oterma) and Kappa Geminorum on Nov 17, 2018, 09:00 UT. 40×120 sec @ ISO 3200, IDAS-LPS, Canon T3, Televue TV-85 at F/5.6.

 

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