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Comet break-up fuels spectacular sky show

Submitted by Zinger on May 15, 2006 - 08:07. | | | |

Comet 73P is continuing its glorious disintegration as it flies by Earth – the comet is now in at least 58 visible pieces. Amateur observers should be able to see the brightest sections of the comet – full name Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 – near the constellation Cygnus with a small telescope or a pair of binoculars.

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