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LUWD #0061 On the Trail of a Comet

2021-03-02
By: Donald Machholz
On: March 2, 2021

Amateur astronomers from around the world working around the clock to confirm a comet. It doesn’t get better than that. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0060 Universal Time is for Everyone

2021-02-23
By: Donald Machholz
On: February 23, 2021

How can you determine Universal Time? One way is to call Greenwich and ask them what time it is there. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0059 Tranquility Base Here

2021-02-16
By: Donald Machholz
On: February 16, 2021

Then some smart-aleck says: “I thought Tranquility base was a Hollywood soundstage” – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0058 This Week’s Headliner is Canis Minor

2021-02-09
By: Donald Machholz
On: February 9, 2021

Canis Minor, is a famous old-timer. It is trying, to stay up with Orion. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0057 The Orion Nebula

2021-02-02
By: Donald Machholz
On: February 2, 2021

You could start the February Messier Marathon three hours after twilight and not miss a thing. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0056 The Winter Milky Way

2021-01-26
By: Donald Machholz
On: January 26, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5rnul_2pk&t=271s All they need to do is meow. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0055 Be A Copernicus Crater Investigator

2021-01-19
By: Donald Machholz
On: January 19, 2021

Time spent looking at the moon is never wasted time. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0054 Earthshine

2021-01-13
By: Donald Machholz
On: January 13, 2021

The locator is the terminator.  Now look on the dark side of this borderline to see the earthshine, which is reflected sunshine, why does this rhyme? – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

LUWD #0053 How Many Stars Can You Pull Out of This Square?

2021-01-04
By: Donald Machholz
On: January 4, 2021

You can overcome some deficiencies with patient observing. And practice. The more you look, the more you see.Continue Reading

LUWD #0052 Midnight With Sirius

2020-12-30
By: Donald Machholz
On: December 30, 2020

2021 is on your doorstep, asking you to come out and play. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading

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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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Messier Marathon Search Sequence

LUWD #0008 – Messier Marathon Search Sequence

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Interviews with Don Machholz

Observers Notebook- The Official ALPO Podcast · The Observers Notebook- Comet 2018 V1 with Don Machholz

Stargazer Arizona Observatory

Stargazing Yukon Suit Utilized For Comet Hunting

Carhartt Yukon Coveralls Don Machholz aka The Comet Hunter wears while comet hunting during brisk cold weather. Image: Michele Machholz

Donald Edward Machholz

is an American amateur astronomer, who is number one in the world for visual comet discoveries. Credited with the discovery of 12 comets, that include the periodic comets 96P/Machholz, 141P/Machholz, the non-periodic C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) that were visible with binoculars in the northern sky in 2004 and 2005, C/2010 F4 (Machholz), and most recently C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) [1][2] In 1985, comet Machholz 1985-e, was discovered using a homemade cardboard telescope with a wide aperture, 10 inches across, that gave it a broader field of view than most commercial telescopes.[3] Amateur astronomer Machholz utilizes a variety of methods in his comet discoveries, in 1986 using 29×130 binoculars he discovered 96P/Machholz.[4]

Machholz is considered to be one of the inventors of the Messier marathon, which is a race to observe all the Messier objects in a single night.

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.

Comet Hunting History

Media Comet Machholz Circa 2005
Astronomy Meme 2019
Don Machholz @ ABC Studios Circa 2017
Don Machholz, Rodney Austin, Doug Berger Circa 1986
Jill Tarter SETI and Don Machholz Circa 2010
Don Machholz living in Panama Age 3 Circa 1955
Don Machholz Circa 2012
Don Machholz Circa 2014
Dr Brian Marsden with Don Machholz at the location from where I found my second comet in 1985 Circa 1991
Podcast Host Don Machholz Circa 2020
Talk at East Valley Astronomy Club – Arizona Circa 2019
Comet Discoverer Card Circa 1983
Don with StarChair 3000 Circa 2019
Don Machholz at Riverside Telescope Makers Comet Discovery Location Circa 2018
Don Machholz and Jean Mueller at Riverside Telescope Makers Conference Circa 2018
Don Machholz Circa 2020
Don Machholz Circa 1985
Don Machholz at Loma Prieta, California Circa 1986
Howard Brewington and Don Machholz Circa 2015
Don Machholz

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

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Astronomy

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