Solar System
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 - Fragments B, G, R, N [ground-based]
April 27, 2006 · ESA/Hubble · Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 , Fragment B, Fragment G, Fragment N, Fragment…
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. The image is 80 arcminutes wide.

![The ongoing process of the destruction of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 [annotated]](https://cdn.esahubble.org/archives/videos/videoframe/heic0605b.jpg)
![The ongoing process of the destruction of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 [Colourised, looping backward and forward]](https://cdn.esahubble.org/archives/videos/videoframe/heic0605c.jpg)