Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was featured in the May Sky&Telescope and Astronomy magazines. It has fragmented into many pieces which are growing brighter as they approach the sun.
I imaged fragments B and C last night. Fragment B was considerably brighter and had a beautiful tail over 35 arc minutes long. It is forecasted to become a naked eye comet in the coming months. I have posted the B images on my web page linked below.
Images and supporting data at
http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm
Thank you for visiting my site.
Clear skies,
Dennis Persyk
Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Hampshire, IL
I imaged fragments B and C last night. Fragment B was considerably brighter and had a beautiful tail over 35 arc minutes long. It is forecasted to become a naked eye comet in the coming months. I have posted the B images on my web page linked below.
Images and supporting data at
http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm
Thank you for visiting my site.
Clear skies,
Dennis Persyk
Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net
Hampshire, IL
