Homemade binoculars Don 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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LUWD #136 Saturn at Opposition
Aug 8, 2022 • 00:24:55
“Look for the Seeliger effect, when the rings brighten for a few days.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #135 A 1988 Comet Discovery
Aug 1, 2022 • 00:23:53
“We had quite a few people there to see it.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #134 Two Summer Meteor Showers
Jul 26, 2022 • 00:09:06
“So these next couple of weeks may be your best chance to see them.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #133 Your July Observing List
Jul 18, 2022 • 00:18:56
“Start with the bright stars.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #132 Summertime Views
Jul 11, 2022 • 00:18:12
“The Summer Milky Way is now visible and with the warmer nights it is easy to stay out past midnight.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #131 The Story About a 1994 Comet Discovery
Jul 4, 2022 • 00:21:24
“At 2:47 AM I picked up a fuzzy object, about magnitude 10.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #130 Image the Moon This Week
Jun 28, 2022 • 00:18:08
“This would be a good week to image the moon each night through a small telescope.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #129 M4 and M80
Jun 21, 2022 • 00:30:11
“Two globular clusters in Scorpius” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #128 So Many Planets, So Little Time
Jun 13, 2022 • 00:12:54
“Quite often, when I’m the smartest person in the room, I’m by myself.” Don MachholzListen Now
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LUWD #127 Not Even An Inkling of Twinkling
Jun 6, 2022 • 00:15:43
“The stars twinkle, the planets do not.” Don MachholzListen Now
