Solar System
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 - fragment B and G [ground-based]
April 27, 2006 · ESA/Hubble · Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 , Fragment B, Fragment G
Ground-based colour composite image of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 fragments B and G on April 21, 2006 made with an 8" f/1.5 Schmidt camera.

![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)
