how to spot 2018's interplanetary bauble
- Written by Jake Clark, PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
Comet 46P/Wirtanen captured on November 15 this year using the remote iTelescope (Siding Springs Observatory, Australia).Flickr/Victor R Ruiz, CC BYWe’re in for a pre-Christmas treat this weekend, as the cosmos entertains us with two equally exciting gifts: the Geminid meteor shower and the interplanetary comet 46P/Wirtanen.
The Geminids are...





