Space Weather News for April 7, 2006
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Dying comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 continues to break apart. Astronomers are tracking at least 20 fragments approaching Earth for a harmless but beautiful close encounter in May.
In particular, fragment B of the comet has brightened 15-fold since April 2nd. This signals a possible breakup of "73P-B" into even more fragments. Amateur astronomers with backyard telescopes and CCD cameras can monitor the ongoing disintegration. Visit Spaceweather.com for sky maps, images more information.
John has already managed to get an image ! Check out the astrophotography section.
Also, keep an eye on Jonathan Shanklin's comet information page at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds