A Tau Herculid meteor shower? Online observation – 31 May 2022
Next 31 May 2022, there are chances to see a new meteor shower, the Tau Herculids. With some luck, it could be intense. True or not? We can only wait and see: join us...
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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann and its bt fragment: 25 Feb. 2017
We managed to follow-up comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann and its recently discovered fragment bt. A nice comet to monitor over the next months. After our images from 16 Feb. 2017, the new fragment (labelled “bt”) of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann was...
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann and its bt fragment: 16 Feb. 2017
On 10 February 2017, a new fragment of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has been discovered. It is now known as 73P bt. This comet is used to fragmentation, as we know especially after its 2006 passage. The...
