Lead Cars in a Comet Train

Comet 73P-C

73P-C/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3

Comet 73P-B

73P-B/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Sketches by Kiminori Ikebe

Two years ago, comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann put on a memorable show for observers. The two brightest components of the fragmented comet had reached 6th magnitude and were separated by about 9 degrees when Kiminori Ikebe sketched them on the night of April 30, 2006.

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