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  Comet 73 Photo Gallery
Whether any of the many fragments survive the trip around the Sun remains to be seen in the weeks ahead.
Ground-based view of Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 fragments B and G, R, and N on April 8, 2006 made with a 10"/380mm Schmidt Camera.
German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann discovered this comet during a photographic search for asteroids in 1930, when the comet passed within 9.3 million kilometres of the Earth (only 24 times the Earth-Moon distance).
www.bibliotecapleyades.net /exopolitica/esp_exopolitics_ZZV.htm   (1124 words)

  
 Palomar Observatory Observations of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
The images were taken using the 200-inch Hale Telescope the night of May 2-3, 2006 by Eran Ofek of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Bidushi Bhattacharya of Caltech's Spitzer Science Center.
The comet was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann in 1930.
It has been observed many times over the decades but was found to have broken up into four fragments in 1995.
www.astro.caltech.edu /palomar/images/73p   (491 words)

  
 La gran actividad del cometa 29P
Various series of astrometric and photometric reductions on comet 29P Schwassmann - Wachmann 1 (29P/SW 1) are presented at heliocentric distances of 5.1 (UA).
The astronomers, Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann, from the Bergedorf observatory in Germany, dicovered this comet on photographic plates exposed in 1927 november 15
The comet was at a 13.5 magnitud, in subsequent nights, it begun to fade quickly.
personales.jet.es /drodrig/cometas/29Pgreat.html   (1448 words)

  
 Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country
On Monday, Comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 broke in two, and now it is breaking up into smaller pieces as it heads toward the sun.
Schwassmann Wachmann 3 was observed to be breaking up on its last trip through the inner solar system in 1995.
The comet was named after German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann, who first discovered it in 1930.
www.unknowncountry.com /news/?id=5236   (496 words)

  
 arno - OneLook Dictionary Search
Arno : Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [home, info]
Phrases that include arno: arno river, arno allan penzias, peter arno, arno a.
Words similar to arno: cartoonist, river arno, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=arno&ls=a   (168 words)

  
 Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Analysis of the new Hubble data, and data taken by other observatories as the comet approaches the Earth and Sun, may reveal which of these breakup mechanisms are contributing to the disintegration of 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3.
German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann discovered this comet during a photographic search for asteroids in 1930, when the comet passed within 5.8 million miles of the Earth (only 24 times the Earth-Moon distance).
The comet orbits the Sun every 5.4 years, but it was not seen again until 1979.
www.solarviews.com /eng/wachmann.htm   (1249 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - NASA says comet fragments won't hit Earth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-04)
When set alongside studies by other observatories, Hubble's images may help astronomers determine what is causing the comet's disintegration as it nears the Earth and Sun, the space agency added.
German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann first discovered the SW 3 comet in 1930 while hunting for asteroids.
Despite its relatively short orbital period, the icy object was not seen again until 1979, and then was missed during a 1985 pass.
www.usatoday.com /tech/science/space/2006-04-27-comet-impace_x.htm   (527 words)

  
 All Headline News - Hubble Captures Comet Breaking - December 26, 2006
Astronomers say the smallest pieces of comet visible in the Hubble images are probably the size of a house.
The comet was discovered by German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann in 1930.
Astronomers observed its initial breakup into four pieces in 1995.
www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7003391417   (224 words)

  
 Fragments of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-04)
The two largest could be seen with amateur size telescopes at the time this image was taken.
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was discovered in 1930 by Carl Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann.
At the time, they were photographing the sky looking for asteriods.
members.cox.net /~k5xi/comet_73P_Schwassmann_fragments_043006.htm   (302 words)

  
 ESA Science & Technology: Hubble provides spectacular view of ongoing comet breakup [heic0605]
Comet 73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3: Fragment B [18 April 2006]
Comet 73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3: Fragment B [19 April 2006]
Comet 73P/Schwassmann- Wachmann 3: Fragment B and G
sci.esa.int /science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=39176   (773 words)

  
 73P-Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2006)
Comet 73P-Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2006), a Jupiter family comet, was discovered by two German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann on May 2, 1930.
So it would be best to observe the comet in the morning sky after the Moon has set and before the onset of astronomical twilight.
Here are sketches I made of Comet Schwassmann Wachmann components B and C on: April 21st, 2006, on April 30th, 2006, on May 7th, 2006, and on May 17th, 2006.
members.leapmail.net /~ericj/comet_schwassmann_wachmann3.html   (1062 words)

  
 Astronomers Watch Comet Break Up - Comet 73P Schwachmann-Wachmann 3
Named alphabetically, one of the fragments, C, is just bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye, and fragment B with 50mm binoculars, while the others require telescopes of varying sizes to be seen.
This periodic comet was discovered on 2nd May, 1930 by the German asteroid hunters Fredrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann (1870 — 1964) and Arno Arthur Wachmann (1902 — 1990).
About one month after its discovery the comet reached its closest point to the Earth (5.73 million miles).
www.eaas.co.uk /news/20060505_73p_sw3.html   (460 words)

  
 NSO: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-04)
This month heralds the arrival of a new cosmic visitor to Earth's neighbourhood, in the form of Comet 73P Schwassman-Wachmann 3 (SW3).
The comet was discovered by German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann back in 1930 while hunting for asteroids.
Despite its relatively short orbital period of 5.4 years, the icy object was not seen again until 1979, and then was missed during a 1985 pass.
www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk /news/sky0506.htm   (1293 words)

  
 The Year's Brightest Comet
In May 1930, German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann discovered the comet.
Although the comet orbits the Sun in slightly more than 5 years, poor observing conditions meant it wasn't spotted again until 1979.
Discovered: May 2, 1930, by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann in Hamburg, Germany
www.spacearchive.info /news-2006-05-05-am.htm   (609 words)

  
 Starry Night® Times - May 2006
This comet, which will be well placed for observation this coming month, has a complicated name and a strange history.
It was discovered photographically in 1930 by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann of Hamburg Observatory in Germany.
It was found to have a short period (hence the “73P” in its name) of roughly 5.4 years.
www.starrynight.com /sntimes/2006/2006-05-full.html   (3102 words)

  
 Caltech Press Release, 5/12/2006,
Their view is helping them and other scientists learn the secrets of comets and why they break up.
The comet was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann 76 years ago and it broke into four fragments just a decade ago.
It has since further split into dozens, if not hundreds, of pieces.
pr.caltech.edu /media/Press_Releases/PR12851.html   (522 words)

  
 Pagina nueva 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-04)
Hoy en día conocemos mucho mejor los mecanismos de colisión y fragmentación de cometas y asteroides, sin embargo no dejan de sorprendernos.
Este cometa es muy viejo y ampliamente conocido por astrónomos desde el año 1930, cuando fue descubierto desde Alemania por Arnold Schwassmann y Arno Arthur Wachmann desde el observatorio de Hamburg mientras fotografiaban un área de cielo la madrugada de mayo 2.
A raíz de este descubrimiento los astrónomos calcularon su orbita y determinaron que pasaría a tan solo 20 veces la distancia de la Tierra a la Luna (algo asi como 9 millones de kilómetros), bastante cerca hablando de términos astronómicos.
www.observatoriodelnazas.com /sw3.htm   (507 words)

  
 A bright comet in year 2007 - 2010? -- an Astrology, New Age and Bible Prophecy analysis
Comet S-W 3 is actually a broken up comet like Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 that hit Jupiter in 1994, that is now actually a bunch of minicomets.
Comet SW3 was discovered by Arno Arthur Wachmann and Arnold Schwassmann at Hamburg Observatory in Bergedorf Germany, on May 2 1930.
The coordinates of Bergedorf are: 53-29 N, 10-13 E. It passed near earth on May 31 1930.
www.revelation13.net /comet.html   (2567 words)

  
 73P Manifestation of the Seraphim
FRAGMENT C: The biggest piece of comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 is not falling apart.
That’s when German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann discovered the comet.
It would be the third comet discovery to bear their names.
www.freedomcrowsnest.org /forum/viewtopic.php?t=36057   (2237 words)

  
 How to spot a crumbling comet - Space.com - MSNBC.com
Coming close on the heels of the recent passage of Comet Pojmanski in March, skywatchers will have an unusually favorable opportunity during the next several weeks to view the passage of another comet in small telescopes, binoculars and even the unaided eye. 
The comet bears the names of two German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann — who together discovered three periodic comets during the early 20th century.  This was their third and final discovery; hence it was christened comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3.
Discovered 76 years ago, in May 1930, orbital calculations quickly revealed that this comet was moving in a small elliptical orbit around the sun.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12317458/wid/6448213   (540 words)

  
 Palomar Movie Tracks Crumbling Comet
Eran Ofek of the California Institute of Technology and Bidushi Bhattacharya of Caltech's Spitzer Science Center compiled the movie using the Palomar Observatory's 200 inch Hale Telescope.
The comet, discovered by German astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann 76 years ago, had broken into four fragments a decade ago.
Since then, and most recently, it has split into dozens of pieces.
www.spacedaily.com /reports/Palomar_Movie_Tracks_Crumbling_Comet.html   (671 words)

  
 ASD Planetarium: StarWatch
You might get the idea that S-W3 has a connection with Germany.
Indeed the discoverers, Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann were two German astronomers conducting a photographic survey of asteroids, when they serendipitously discovered the comet on May 2, 1930.
S-W3 is a short period comet, rounding the sun every 5.36 years.
www.astronomy.org /StarWatch/April/index-4-06.html   (1508 words)

  
 Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-04)
SW 3 was initially discovered by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann on May 2, 1930, on a photographic plate obtained at the Hamburg Observatory (Germany) It moves in an elliptical orbit with an orbital period of 5.4 years, and belongs to the so-called "Jupiter family" of comets.
This comet has only been observed during four out of thirteen approaches since 1930.
If you have inquires or suggestions regarding this web, please contact rengel@mps.mpg.de
www.mps.mpg.de /projects/comet73PSW3/discuss.htm   (413 words)

  
 Astronomy - Witness to a comet's breakup - Laura Layton
Astronomers using the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory in California to observe the disintegrating comet have discovered 16 new comet fragments.
The comet, discovered by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann in 1930, split into four fragments during its 1996 passage around the Sun.
Since then, Comet 73P has fragmented into dozens of pieces.
www.astronomy.com /asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=4281   (522 words)

  
 Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Questions like: What caused the splitting of the comet?
SW 3 was initially discovered by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann on May 2, 1930.
It moves in an elliptical orbit with an orbital period of 5.4 years, and belongs to the so-called "Jupiter family" of comets.
www.mps.mpg.de /en/aktuelles/pressenotizen/pressenotiz_20060505.html   (389 words)

  
 James Randi's Swift - May 5, 2006
A former French military air traffic controller and senior airport manager named Eric Julien has completed a study of the comet “73P Schwassmann-Wachmann” and warns us that a fragment of this perambulating ice-ball is highly likely to impact the Earth on or around Thursday, May 25, 2006.
Discovered by Arnold Schwassermann and Arno Arthur Wachmann in 1930, the comet has an orbital period of just less than 5.3 years and comes nearest to the Earth every 16 years.
It has followed its five-year orbit intact for centuries, but in 1995, it mysteriously fragmented.
www.randi.org /jr/2006-05/050506imminent.html   (6143 words)

  
 Deep Impact at the End of May 2006!
The above table shows the closest passages of SW-3.
The comet was discovered by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann in May 1930, one sees indeed that its nearest passage was in 1930.
But in May 2006, the passage is closer, for the fragment S which will interest us, is estimated at 0.0487 UA (7.3 million kilometers).
www.bibliotecapleyades.net /exopolitica/esp_exopolitics_ZZU.htm   (7915 words)

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