Where's this comet??

[Starcrazzy]

Hi,
No doubt evryone has heard about s-w 3, the comet thats fragmanting and approaching the sun right now...Can someone tel me where it is/??what const its in at the moment??
cheers

[Starcrazzy]

No takers??surely someone knows where it is...just post the constillation if ya want..

[h0ughy (David)]

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ighlight=comet
look there, you will get some answers

[Greg Bryant]

Originally Posted by Starcrazzy

Hi,
No doubt evryone has heard about s-w 3, the comet thats fragmanting and approaching the sun right now...Can someone tel me where it is/??what const its in at the moment??
cheers

Hi Starcrazzy,

Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is currently in Bootes, and will shortly be moving through Serpens Caput and into Corona Borealis.

On the below website, I am maintaining a page that is following the almost daily developments in this fascinating comet.

http://www.astmag.com.au/Comet73P.htm

I also have an article in the current May issue of Australian Sky & Telescope which details the positions (RA / Dec + Constellation) as well as finder charts.

It's an apparition I've been looking forward to for more than a decade.