Dean W. Armstrong: Comet Schwassmann Wachmann 3 passes the Ring Nebula

Monday, May 08, 2006

Comet Schwassmann Wachmann 3 passes the Ring Nebula

A fragmenting comet passed the Ring Nebula yesterday:

Animation from Horace Smith

Color image from Stefan Seip / Steffen Brückner.

Spaceweather has many images of the conjunction.

EDIT: This one by Johannes Schedler is great.

SECOND UPDATE: Even Better.

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