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73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3

Images from the 2006 apparition - Fragment G

2006 April 9.10
Giovanni Sostero and Ernesto Guido image of the
Copyright © 2006 by Giovanni Sostero and Ernesto Guido (Remanzacco Observatory, Italy)

2006 April 20.31
C. Hergenrother image of the
Copyright © 2006 by Carl Hergenrother (Mount Hopkins, Arizona, USA)

This image was obtained by C. Hergenrother on 2006 April 20.31. He was using the SAO 1.2-m reflector, with a Sloan i filter and a CCD. The image is composed of twenty 15-second exposures. The field of view if 7.5' by 6'. Two faint condensations are visible to the right and slightly down from the comet's bright condensation.

2006 April 20.89
R. Ligustri image of the
Copyright © 2006 by Rolando Ligustri (Italy)

2006 April 21.29
C. Hergenrother image of the
Copyright © 2006 by Carl Hergenrother (Mount Hopkins, Arizona, USA)

This image was obtained by C. Hergenrother on 2006 April 21.29. He was using the SAO 1.2-m reflector, with a Sloan i filter and a CCD. The image is composed of thirty-one 15-second exposures. The field of view if 7.5' by 6'. Several faint condensations are visible to the right and slightly down from the comet's bright condensation.

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