Comet Machholz and M45 (Pleiades)

Named after his discoverer Donald E. Machholz this comet was discovered ijn August 2004.

The picture below shows Machholz close to the Pleiades.

Image below: Machholz + M45. (resized) Canon 300D + EF 75 - 300 mm @ 75 mm . Single frame of 17 sec (F/4.0) @ ISO 800. Coevorden (NL) 8 jan 2005 UT 22:04.