Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann hijinks!
Comet(s) 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann may not be as bright as hoped (possibly getting up to magnitude 4.2 for the brighter fragment, but it is certainly a very dynamic group of comets which have observers fascinated.
Fragment B is still in outburst mode, and is now about as bright as Fragment C (the supposedly brightest fragment). But at magnitude 9.5 this is out of the reach of binocular views yet. A nice fragment B animation is here.
More and more fragments are being described, there are 19 offical fragments, and probably more to come. No more news of the staus of the apparent G split. For amateurs with binoculars or modest instruments, fragments B, C and G are the ones to watch, and we may see some interesting sights in the coming weeks.
Fragment B is still in outburst mode, and is now about as bright as Fragment C (the supposedly brightest fragment). But at magnitude 9.5 this is out of the reach of binocular views yet. A nice fragment B animation is here.
More and more fragments are being described, there are 19 offical fragments, and probably more to come. No more news of the staus of the apparent G split. For amateurs with binoculars or modest instruments, fragments B, C and G are the ones to watch, and we may see some interesting sights in the coming weeks.
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 9:42 pm 
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