Comet 46P/Wirtanen Soars Across Night Sky in Amazing Time-Lapse

Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project captured imagery of Comet 46P/Wirtanen on Dec. 10, 2018. The comet will fly just 7,199,427 miles (11,586,350 kilometers) on Dec. 16. -- How to see the comet in Dec. 2018: https://www.space.com/42575-see-comet-64p-wirtanen-earth-flyby-december-2018.html

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Credit: Space.com / footage courtesy Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project / produced and edited by Steve Spaleta http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta