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The Comet Hunter

LUWD #125 Possibly a Great Meteor Shower?

2022-05-23
By: Donald Machholz
On: May 23, 2022

“It is a matter of watching and waiting.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #124 The Virgo Galaxies

2022-05-17
By: Donald Machholz
On: May 17, 2022

“These were cataloged by Charles Messier in 1781.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #123 A Total Lunar Eclipse

2022-05-09
By: Donald Machholz
On: May 9, 2022

When the moon is in the umbra, it is hidden from the sundra.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #122 How to See Fainter Objects

2022-05-02
By: Donald Machholz
On: May 2, 2022

“Eyes, skies, and telescope.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #121 The Moon, Mercury, M45, and Maybe a Comet

2022-04-26
By: Donald Machholz
On: April 26, 2022

“This week the hotspot is the evening sky.” Don MachholzListen Now

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Strangest Comet Ever Found!

Comet 96P/Machholz "Strangest comet ever found," Bob Berman @Slooh @willgater Next perihelion: October 27, 2017 pic.twitter.com/UmkSYdQOQw

— Donald Machholz (@cometmachholz) August 1, 2017

I Believe in Comets

Believing is what keeps this visual comet discoverer going. Don talks via Skype to Michigan astronomy enthusiasts at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park. Thanks @headlandsstars pic.twitter.com/oaAJ9mVOaL

— Donald Machholz (@cometmachholz) July 29, 2017

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IAU Comet Confirmation
Comet Discoverer Card Circa 1983
Don Machholz and Jean Mueller
Jill Tarter SETI and Don Machholz Circa 2010
Podcast Host Don Machholz Circa 2020
Don Machholz, Rodney Austin, and Doug Berger in New Zealand for Halley’s Comet, April 1986
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David Levy, Jean Mueller, Don Machholz, Alan Hale
Media Comet Machholz Circa 2005
Don Machholz Circa 1985
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Dr Brian Marsden with Don Machholz at the location from where I found my second comet in 1985 Circa 1991
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Howard Brewington and Don Machholz Circa 2015
Dave Seargent, Don Machholz, Patrick Stonehouse, Keith Tritton, Alan Hale, Doug Biesecker, George Alcock, Bill Liller, Michael Jäger, Kesao Takamizawa and Kazimieras Cernis

Homemade 29×130 Binoculars

The homemade binoculars I used to discover #96p, 2 deg S of M31. The song, “Against All Odds” by Phil Collins was playing on the radio.

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Messier Marathon Search Sequence

LUWD #0008 – Messier Marathon Search Sequence

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