Area of comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, during early September 2018, seen looking north east at midnight.
Detailed view
Detailed finder chart for comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, during early September 2018. Stars shown to mag 8. Click to enlarge
Continuation from Sep 14 to 23
Track of comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner from 2018 September 14 to 23. Stars shown to mag 9. Chart produced using SkyMap software. Click to enlarge. The comet passed from Auriga into Gemini on 13 September and crosses the open cluster M35 during the day of 15 September, as shown in the detailed chart below.Detailed chart showing path of 21P across the cluster M35 on 15 September, not visible from the UK. Click to enlarge
