Looking Up with Don https://donmachholz.com/series/looking-up-with-don/ Explore the universe with Don Machholz, the world’s leading visual discoverer of comets. Featuring astronomy education and detailed, first-hand accounts of his comet discoveries, Looking Up with Don was recorded weekly until his death on August 9, 2022, and remains available worldwide, with listeners of all experience levels continuing to journey through the solar system and beyond. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:22:38 +0000 en-US © The Donald Machholz Estate Astronomy and First-Hand Comet Discovery Stories Don Machholz episodic Explore the universe with Don Machholz, the world’s leading visual discoverer of comets. Featuring astronomy education and detailed, first-hand accounts of his comet discoveries, Looking Up with Don was recorded weekly until his death on August 9, 2022, and remains available worldwide, with listeners of all experience levels continuing to journey through the solar system and beyond. The Donald Machholz Estate dontheastronomer@gmail.com false yes https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png Looking Up with Don https://donmachholz.com/series/looking-up-with-don/ 20d59e28-e85f-5ca2-9601-3a302ec66a54 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 LUWD #136 Saturn at Opposition https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-136-saturn-at-opposition/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:17:34 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1930 "Look for the Seeliger effect, when the rings brighten for a few days."

Don Machholz]]> full "Look for the Seeliger effect, when the rings brighten for a few days."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #136 Saturn at Opposition false no 00:24:55 No no LUWD #135 A 1988 Comet Discovery https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-135-a-1988-comet-discovery/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 03:55:32 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1925 "We had quite a few people there to see it."

Don Machholz]]> full "We had quite a few people there to see it."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #135 A 1988 Comet Discovery false no 00:23:53 No no LUWD #134 Two Summer Meteor Showers https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-134-two-summer-meteor-showers/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:37:33 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1922 "So these next couple of weeks may be your best chance to see them."

Don Machholz]]> full "So these next couple of weeks may be your best chance to see them."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #134 Two Summer Meteor Showers false no 00:09:06 No no LUWD #133 Your July Observing List https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-133-your-july-observing-list/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:55:47 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1917 "Start with the bright stars."

Don Machholz]]> full "Start with the bright stars."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #133 Your July Observing List false no 00:18:56 No no LUWD #132 Summertime Views https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-132-summertime-observing/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:20:06 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1912 "The Summer Milky Way is now visible and with the warmer nights it is easy to stay out past midnight."

Don Machholz]]> full "The Summer Milky Way is now visible and with the warmer nights it is easy to stay out past midnight."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #132 Summertime Views false no 00:18:12 No no LUWD #131 The Story About a 1994 Comet Discovery https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-131-the-story-about-a-1994-comet-discovery/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:18:36 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1908 "At 2:47 AM I picked up a fuzzy object, about magnitude 10."

Don Machholz]]> full "At 2:47 AM I picked up a fuzzy object, about magnitude 10."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #131 The Story About a 1994 Comet Discovery false no 00:21:24 No no LUWD #130 Image the Moon This Week https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-130-image-the-moon-this-week/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:03:49 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1904 "This would be a good week to image the moon each night through a small telescope."

Don Machholz]]> full "This would be a good week to image the moon each night through a small telescope."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #130 Image the Moon This Week false no 00:18:08 No no LUWD #129 M4 and M80 https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-129-m4-and-m80/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:52:17 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1899 "Two globular clusters in Scorpius"

Don Machholz]]> full "Two globular clusters in Scorpius"

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/luwd2.png LUWD #129 M4 and M80 false no 00:30:11 No no LUWD #128 So Many Planets, So Little Time https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-128-so-many-planets-so-little-time/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:14:48 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1893 "Quite often, when I'm the smartest person in the room, I'm by myself."

Don Machholz]]> full "Quite often, when I'm the smartest person in the room, I'm by myself."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2.png LUWD #128 So Many Planets, So Little Time false no 00:12:54 No no LUWD #127 Not Even An Inkling of Twinkling https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-127-not-even-an-inkling-of-twinkling/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:46:02 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1888 "The stars twinkle, the planets do not."

Don Machholz]]> full "The stars twinkle, the planets do not."

Don Machholz]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #127 Not Even An Inkling of Twinkling false no 00:15:43 No no LUWD #126 The Arietids Meteor Shower https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-126-the-arietids-meteor-shower/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 01:46:24 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1885 "We have a meteor shower coming up this week that almost no one knows about, but it is one of the most active of the year.”

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #126 The Arietids Meteor Shower false no 00:11:25 No no LUWD #125 Possibly a Great Meteor Shower? https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-125-possibly-a-great-meteor-shower/ Tue, 24 May 2022 05:39:39 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1880 "It is a matter of watching and waiting."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #125 Possibly a Great Meteor Shower? false no 00:39:42 No no LUWD #124 The Virgo Galaxies https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-124-the-virgo-galaxies/ Tue, 17 May 2022 18:05:34 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1876 "These were cataloged by Charles Messier in 1781."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2.png LUWD #124 The Virgo Galaxies false no 00:15:21 No no LUWD #123 A Total Lunar Eclipse https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-123-a-total-lunar-eclipse/ Tue, 10 May 2022 04:51:42 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1871 When the moon is in the umbra, it is hidden from the sundra."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #123 A Total Lunar Eclipse false no 00:26:28 No no LUWD #122 How to See Fainter Objects https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-122-how-to-see-fainter-objects/ Tue, 03 May 2022 04:45:17 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1868 "Eyes, skies, and telescope."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2.png LUWD #122 How to See Fainter Objects false no 00:22:02 No no LUWD #121 The Moon, Mercury, M45, and Maybe a Comet https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-121-the-moon-mercury-m45-and-maybe-a-comet/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 17:44:53 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1863 "This week the hotspot is the evening sky."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #121 The Moon, Mercury, M45, and Maybe a Comet false no 00:22:59 No no LUWD #120 A Line-up of Planets https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-120-a-line-up-of-planets/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:13:03 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1844 "Set the alarm and bring the camera."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #120 A Line-up of Planets false no 00:15:48 No no LUWD #119 Amateur and Professional Astronomers https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-119-amateur-and-professional-astronomers/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:17:25 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1835 "I have been an amateur astronomer since I was about 8 years old and took an interest in astronomy."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #119 Amateur and Professional Astronomers false no 00:22:13 No no LUWD #118 The Straight Wall https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-118-the-straight-wall/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:11:18 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1829 "It is one of the most interesting features on the moon."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #118 The Straight Wall false no 00:20:51 No no LUWD #117 Mars and Saturn in the Morning Sky https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-117-mars-and-saturn-in-the-morning-sky/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:34:20 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1826 "And the colors should differ, especially when seen through binoculars or a telescope."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #117 Mars and Saturn in the Morning Sky false no 00:13:58 No no LUWD #116 A Party of Planets https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-116-a-party-of-planets/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:57:03 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1822 "The crescent moon makes a nice pattern with Venus, Mars, and Saturn on Monday morning, March 28"

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #116 A Party of Planets false no 00:29:07 No no LUWD #115 A Moonlit Messier Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-115-a-moonlit-messier-marathon/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:23:13 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1819 "You won't find any of this stuff published anywhere."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #115 A Moonlit Messier Marathon false no 00:33:01 No no LUWD #114 A Close Look at the Moon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-114-a-close-look-at-the-moon/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:11:55 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1813 "Yes, they have seen the moon before, but now they can see the craters."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #114 A Close Look at the Moon false no 00:17:35 No no LUWD #113 The Winter Milky Way https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-113-the-winter-milky-way/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:10:56 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1803 "It is rich, very rich, with stars and star clusters."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #113 The Winter Milky Way false no 00:20:27 No no LUWD #112 Galaxy NGC 891 https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-112-galaxy-ngc-891/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 03:01:01 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1799 "May our galaxy wrap its arms around you. I bet no one had ever said that to you before. In fact, it is already doing that."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2.png LUWD #112 Galaxy NGC 891 false no 00:25:53 No no LUWD #111 Accidental Visual Comet Discoveries https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-111-accidental-visual-comet-discoveries/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 03:28:41 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1794 “This was a sweet spot for such discoveries: after many visual comet hunters left the field, and before the government-funded sky surveys took over.”

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2.png LUWD #111 Accidental Visual Comet Discoveries false no 00:30:53 No no LUWD #110 M1, M57, and Comets https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-110-m1-m57-and-comets/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 05:02:48 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1791 "In Messier's case it was known comets leading to new Messier Objects. Centuries later it was known Messier Objects leading to new comets."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #110 M1, M57, and Comets false no 00:20:03 No no LUWD #109 Massive Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-109-massive-marathon/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 01:34:59 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1786 "This is how the Massive Marathon was invented."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #109 Massive Marathon false no 00:25:03 No no LUWD #108 The Pleiades https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-108-the-pleiades/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 22:35:18 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1747 "I believe that moonlight is the real reason why Charles Messier missed M65 and M66."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #108 The Pleiades false no 00:21:37 No no LUWD #107 Starting Your Day at 2 AM https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-107-starting-your-day-at-2-am/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 22:57:34 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1743 "I would rather be sweeping than sleeping".

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #107 Starting Your Day at 2 AM false no 00:26:15 No no LUWD #106 Comets in 2022 https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-106-comets-in-2022/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 03:22:17 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1740 "Is it a bird, is it a plane? No kitty, that is the moon!"

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #106 Comets in 2022 false no 00:16:43 No no LUWD #105 Mercury in the Evening https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-105-mercury-in-the-evening/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 03:17:35 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1731 "This is a good week to look at the moon."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #105 Mercury in the Evening false no 00:20:26 No no LUWD #104 The Year’s First Meteor Shower https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-104-the-years-first-meteor-shower/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 20:32:50 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1728 "In 1922 the IAU named 88 constellations; this must have been number 89."

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #104 The Year’s First Meteor Shower false no 00:13:58 No no LUWD #103 A Family of Comets https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-103-a-family-of-comets/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:10:53 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1714 "The winter constellations are here, ready for another season of viewing."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #103 A Family of Comets false no 00:18:52 No no LUWD #102 Comet Leonard in the Evening Sky https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-102-comet-leonard-in-the-evening-sky/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:19:19 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1710 "This could produce a meteor shower on Venus."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #102 Comet Leonard in the Evening Sky false no 00:14:32 No no LUWD #101 A Comet in the Twilight Zone https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-101-a-comet-in-the-twilight-zone/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:14:55 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1704 “When Albert Einstein was a boy, if he ever did anything stupidly, did people say to him: ‘hey, way to go, Einstein!’?”

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #101 A Comet in the Twilight Zone false no 00:27:50 No no LUWD #100 Comet Leonard Meets a Star Cluster https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-100-comet-leonard-meets-a-star-cluster/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:24:31 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1700 "Probably more penguins than people will see this eclipse. Those solar eclipse glasses will keep slipping off their ears."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #100 Comet Leonard Meets a Star Cluster false no 00:17:51 No no LUWD #0099 Ceres: Hiding in the Hyades https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0099-ceres-hiding-in-the-hyades/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 22:50:16 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1693 "The Antarcitia solar eclipse is on December 4. If you intend to see it, you should be heading out the door about now."

Don Machholz

]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0099 Ceres: Hiding in the Hyades false no 00:13:39 No no LUWD #0098 Open Star Cluster M52 https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0098-open-star-cluster-m52/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:23:12 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1689 "Well, I'm an astronomer, and to me a beautiful sunset sky has no clouds at all."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0098 Open Star Cluster M52 false no 00:15:21 No no LUWD #0097 Lunar Eclipse https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0097-lunar-eclipse/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:01:44 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1684 "The moon could fit inside the earth's shadow if it wanted to."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0097 Lunar Eclipse false no 00:17:20 No no LUWD #0096 Gegenschein https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0096-gegenschein/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:33:02 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1679 "So now is a suitable time to see the gegenschein."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0096 Gegenschein false no 00:15:22 No no LUWD #0095 See Some Comets This Week https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0095-see-some-comets-this-week/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:02:33 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1673 "Comets are scattered around the sky."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0095 See Some Comets This Week false no 00:15:20 No no LUWD #0094 A Rhyming Messier Marathon Talk https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0094-a-rhyming-messier-marathon-talk/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:46:50 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1667 "Charles Messier lived some two hundred years ago in France,

from where he searched for comets, whenever he got the chance"

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0094 A Rhyming Messier Marathon Talk false no 00:23:18 No no LUWD #0093 Observe the Moon Night https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0093-observe-the-moon-night/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:05:51 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1663 “Why stop with our moon? Show them Jupiter and Saturn and their moons too. A multi-moon evening.”

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0093 Observe the Moon Night false no 00:23:11 No no LUWD #0092 Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0092-comet-29p-schwassmann-wachmann/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 03:30:18 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1658 “We’ll know in two weeks, when communication with Mars resumes, if Martians have visited our rovers.”

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0092 Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann false no 00:15:48 No no LUWD #0091 Distant Moons https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0091-distant-moons/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:28:21 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1652 “If you have a group of observers with you, take bets.  The winner gets to choose which will be the next object to observe.”

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2-1.png LUWD #0091 Distant Moons false no 00:16:58 No no LUWD #0090 Astro Imaging https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0090-astro-imaging/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:26:02 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1643 I'm a bit behind in reading my astronomy magazines. I just read that there will be a total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. Did I miss it?

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luwd2.png LUWD #0090 Astro Imaging false no 00:18:59 No no LUWD #0089 Tales of Mercury https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0089-tales-of-mercury/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:29:15 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1640 "Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Wow, who comes up with these names?"

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0089 Tales of Mercury false no 00:20:26 No no LUWD #0088 Neptune https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0088-neptune/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 21:36:20 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1635 "Nearly 90,000 days in one year, I wonder how many holidays they have?"

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0088 Neptune false no 00:16:14 No no LUWD #0087 That Bright Spotlight is Jupiter! https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0087-that-bright-spotlight-is-jupiter/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 20:44:33 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1629 "It is there, but can you see it?"

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0087 That Bright Spotlight is Jupiter! false no 00:18:55 No no LUWD #0086 Astronomy Projects You Can Do https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0086-astronomy-projects-you-can-do/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:31:10 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1617 "There is no end to the things that can be seen".

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0086 Astronomy Projects You Can Do false no 00:15:03 No no LUWD #0085 Here is Mira https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0085-here-is-mira/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:05:26 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1577 "This week Mira is at its brightest."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0085 Here is Mira false no 00:19:50 No no LUWD #0084 A Study of Fuzzy Nebulae https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0084-a-study-of-fuzzy-nebulae/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:48:25 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1571 "Hey, this looks fuzzy, it must be a nebula"

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0084 A Study of Fuzzy Nebulae false no 00:21:42 No no LUWD #0083 August Showers https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0083-august-showers/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:58:33 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1566 “M22 is one of the finest globular star clusters in the sky.”

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0083 August Showers false no 00:21:28 No no LUWD #0082 Open Star Clusters: From the Blockbusters to the Lacklusters https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0082-open-star-clusters-from-the-blockbusters-to-the-lacklusters/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:23:43 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1564 "So those are the three requirements for finding a comet: at the right place, at the right time and seeing faint enough to detect it."

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0082 Open Star Clusters: From the Blockbusters to the Lacklusters false no 00:30:57 No no LUWD #0081 Double Stars https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0081-double-stars/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:10:41 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1549 "It is known as the double-double, sounds like something you would order at In-N-Out Burger"

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0081 Double Stars false no 00:23:32 No no LUWD #0080 Stars https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0080-stars/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:55:27 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1522 A lot of craters on the moon look like the letter "O"

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/luwd2.png LUWD #0080 Stars false no 00:14:42 No no LUWD #0079 Radio Astronomy https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0079-radio-astronomy/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 01:48:59 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1514 What's all that static on the radio?

-Don Machholz

]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0079 Radio Astronomy false no 00:18:14 No no LUWD #0078 How To Use A Telescope https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0078-how-to-use-a-telescope/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:50:51 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1507 "I came home that day, thought about it some more, and asked for a telescope for my birthday."

-Don Machholz

]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0078 How To Use A Telescope false no 00:31:09 No no LUWD #0077 Binoculars: Two Eyes to Rise to New Highs https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0077-binoculars-two-eyes-to-rise-to-new-highs/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:10:41 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1498 Sometimes you hear someone say: "Wow, I can see my house from outer space." I think what is more amazing is that I can see outer space from my house.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0077 Binoculars: Two Eyes to Rise to New Highs false no 00:22:54 No no LUWD #0076 The Eye and the Sky https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0076-the-eye-and-the-sky/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:30:28 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1492 Do something to improve your eyesight, it is cheaper than buying a bigger telescope.

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0076 The Eye and the Sky false no 00:30:59 No no LUWD #0075 Unwrapping Sky Mapping https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0075-unwrapping-sky-mapping/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:02:28 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1487 Venus and the moon together in our evening sky. A challenge worth a try.

Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0075 Unwrapping Sky Mapping false no 00:29:58 No no LUWD #0074 An Eclipse at the Top of the World https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0074-an-eclipse-at-the-top-of-the-world/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:51:17 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1482 Maybe Santa will give the elves the day off.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0074 An Eclipse at the Top of the World false no 00:24:16 No no LUWD #0073 Coordinating Everything in the Sky https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0073-coordinating-everything-in-the-sky/ Tue, 25 May 2021 04:44:14 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1477 I once owned a 2010 Equinox, but now we are talking about motorized vehicles. Let's get back to the sky's equinox, which travels much more slowly, and lasts longer.

-Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0073 Coordinating Everything in the Sky false no 00:22:02 No no LUWD #0072 Total Lunar Eclipse https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0072-total-lunar-eclipse/ Wed, 19 May 2021 08:22:55 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1472 At this point, you might say: “You call this an eclipse?”  Good call, the moon is barely inside the earth’s shadow.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0072 Total Lunar Eclipse false no 00:20:49 No no LUWD #0071 Constellation Location and Identification https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0071-constellation-location-and-identification/ Wed, 12 May 2021 04:40:12 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1465 The eyes alone are superior to the telescope for some types of viewing, such as watching meteor showers and learning the constellations.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0071 Constellation Location and Identification false no 00:20:14 No no LUWD #0070 Eclipses https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0070-eclipses/ Tue, 04 May 2021 05:17:32 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1460 The eclipse path for a lunar eclipse is big, about half the earth. Whoever can see the moon can see the lunar eclipse.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0070 Eclipses false no 00:21:12 No no LUWD #0069 Our Moon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0069-our-moon/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 23:18:48 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1453 We have seen pictures of the moon's back side, and believe me, we have the more interesting side.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0069 Our Moon false no 00:16:32 No no LUWD #0068 Meteor Showers https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0068-meteor-showers/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:51:30 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1449 There are more meteor showers than meets the eye.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0068 Meteor Showers false no 00:21:27 No no LUWD #0067 Where Did Orion Go? https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0067-where-did-orion-go/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:52:36 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1431 We often think of space as a vacuum, well it isn't. We're here, aren't we?

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0067 Where Did Orion Go? false no 00:24:28 No no LUWD #0066 A Planet Primer https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0066-a-planet-primer/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:18:20 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1424 Take one planet a day and I'll see you next week.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0066 A Planet Primer false no 00:24:43 No no LUWD #0065 Is That Jupiter in the Big Dipper Tonight? https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0065-is-that-jupiter-in-the-big-dipper-tonight/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:52:22 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1420 Astrology is not astronomy; astronomy does not care where the planets were when you were born. Astronomers are much more concerned about where they are tonight.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0065 Is That Jupiter in the Big Dipper Tonight? false no 00:20:15 No no LUWD #0064 The Nova in Cassiopeia https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0064-the-nova-in-cassiopeia/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:48:36 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1415 Yes, I'm a farmer too.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0064 The Nova in Cassiopeia false no 00:24:42 No no LUWD #0063 A Twilight Sky in Gemini https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0063-a-twilight-sky-in-gemini/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:15:18 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1407 So, there you have it, Comet Twilight Time, sun -15 degrees.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0063 A Twilight Sky in Gemini false no 00:20:49 No no LUWD #0062 The Running of the Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0062-the-running-of-the-marathon/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 02:59:36 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1401 This weekend, March 13/14 the moon is new, and so it will not interfere with the marathon.

- Don Machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0062 The Running of the Marathon false no 00:29:58 No no LUWD #0061 On the Trail of a Comet https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0061-on-the-trail-of-a-comet/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:53:17 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1393 Amateur astronomers from around the world working around the clock to confirm a comet. It doesn't get better than that.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0061 On the Trail of a Comet false no 00:37:03 No no LUWD #0060 Universal Time is for Everyone https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0060-universal-time-is-for-everyone/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:22:50 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1389 How can you determine Universal Time? One way is to call Greenwich and ask them what time it is there.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0060 Universal Time is for Everyone false no 00:17:45 No no LUWD #0059 Tranquility Base Here https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0059-tranquility-base-here/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:49:35 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1385 Then some smart-aleck says: "I thought Tranquility base was a Hollywood soundstage"

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0059 Tranquility Base Here false no 00:22:04 No no LUWD #0058 This Week’s Headliner is Canis Minor https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0058-this-weeks-headliner-is-canis-minor/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:36:53 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1379 Canis Minor, is a famous old-timer. It is trying, to stay up with Orion.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0058 This Week’s Headliner is Canis Minor false no 00:16:06 No no LUWD #0057 The Orion Nebula https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0057-the-orion-nebula/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 23:17:52 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1369 You could start the February Messier Marathon three hours after twilight and not miss a thing.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0057 The Orion Nebula false no 00:25:27 No no LUWD #0056 The Winter Milky Way https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0056-the-winter-milky-way/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:14:37 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1358 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5rnul_2pk&t=271s

All they need to do is meow.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0056 The Winter Milky Way false no 00:22:11 No no LUWD #0055 Be A Copernicus Crater Investigator https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0055-be-a-copernicus-crater-investigator/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:36:31 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1353 Time spent looking at the moon is never wasted time.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0055 Be A Copernicus Crater Investigator false no 00:17:18 No no LUWD #0054 Earthshine https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0054-earthshine/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:53:10 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1348 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 MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0054 Earthshine false no 00:17:32 No no LUWD #0053 How Many Stars Can You Pull Out of This Square? https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0053-how-many-stars-can-you-pull-out-of-this-square/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 03:50:47 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1332 You can overcome some deficiencies with patient observing. And practice. The more you look, the more you see.

]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0053 How Many Stars Can You Pull Out of This Square? false no 00:22:36 No no LUWD #0052 Midnight With Sirius https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0052-midnight-with-sirius/ Thu, 31 Dec 2020 04:57:06 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1326 2021 is on your doorstep, asking you to come out and play.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0052 Midnight With Sirius false no 00:17:05 No no LUWD #0051 The Bizarre Garnet Star https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0051-the-bizarre-garnet-star/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:11:41 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1319 But that 2080 Great Conjunction will be in 60 years, and I'll talk more about it then, in Podcast 3174. Yea, right.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0051 The Bizarre Garnet Star false no 00:14:35 No no LUWD #0050 Compressed in the Southwest https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0050-compressed-in-the-southwest/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:41:27 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1291 This is brought to you by the motions of the planets.

- DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0050 Compressed in the Southwest false no 00:18:31 No no LUWD #0049 The Twins Put on a Show https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0049-the-twins-put-on-a-show/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 06:46:05 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1287 Unless we have a conjunction malfunction, this event could be the sky's goodbye to 2020

don machholz]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0049 The Twins Put on a Show false no 00:19:07 No no LUWD #0048 Plan It, Viewing the Seventh Planet https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0048-plan-it-viewing-the-seventh-planet/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:01:45 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1282 Maybe they should have called it Herschel.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0048 Plan It, Viewing the Seventh Planet false no 00:19:09 No no LUWD #0047 A Gray Moon is Coming Soon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0047-a-gray-moon-is-coming-soon/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 06:58:43 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1277 Does that moon look funny to you, or is it just me?

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0047 A Gray Moon is Coming Soon false no 00:17:11 No no LUWD #0046 “A Decade of Comets” Conclusion https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0046-a-decade-of-comets-conclusion/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:53:49 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1273 That is a lot of time to find a comet, but then there is a lot of sky to cover!

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0046 “A Decade of Comets” Conclusion false no 00:27:00 No no LUWD #0045 The Leonids Meet the Moonless Morning Sky https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0045-the-leonids-meet-the-moonless-morning-sky/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:56:43 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1267 Comets came from all over the place.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0045 The Leonids Meet the Moonless Morning Sky false no 00:18:52 No no LUWD #0044 How Many Hours Does It Take To Discover a Comet? https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0044-how-many-hours-does-it-take-to-discover-a-comet/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 23:20:18 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1263 That's right, one eye looking through the telescope and one eye looking for meteors. Multi-task.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0044 How Many Hours Does It Take To Discover a Comet? false no 00:21:03 No no LUWD #0043 An Extra Hour To View The Blue Moon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0043-an-extra-hour-to-view-the-blue-moon/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:38:09 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1256 Once in a blue moon.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0043 An Extra Hour To View The Blue Moon false no 00:22:23 No no LUWD #0042 Comet 141P https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0042-comet-141p/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:07:48 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1250 We will be watching to see if the comet brings along with it any old or new components.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0042 Comet 141P false no 00:23:14 No no LUWD #0041 A Decade of Comets and a Month of Meteors https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0041-a-decade-of-comets-and-a-month-of-meteors/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:34:41 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1243 There are several minor meteor showers but the major one over the next couple weeks is the Orionid Meteor Shower, brought to you by Halley's Comet.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0041 A Decade of Comets and a Month of Meteors false no 00:27:02 No no LUWD #0040 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0040-a-decade-of-comets-mars-comet-discovery/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:17:11 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1171 To see Mars well you have to look at it for a long time. Not just a peek. The more you look, the more you'll see.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0040 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery false no 00:35:59 No no LUWD #0039 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0039-a-decade-of-comets-mars-comet-discovery/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:23:46 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1166 Mars will be closest to the earth on October 6, when it will be 39 million miles from the United States, and 62 million kilometers from the rest of the world.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0039 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery false no 00:23:36 No no LUWD #0038 A Decade of Comets, Rolf Meier, Rodney Austin, David Levy https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0038-a-decade-of-comets-rolf-meier-rodney-austin-david-levy/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:09:56 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1160 The further north you live, the greater the effect. So, Santa Claus, this one's for you!

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0038 A Decade of Comets, Rolf Meier, Rodney Austin, David Levy false no 00:31:54 No no LUWD #0037 A Decade of Comets, Doug Berger https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0037-a-decade-of-comets-doug-berger/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:23:37 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1153 Here is the surprising thing: 21 of the 26 individuals found their first comet during this decade, 1975 through 1984

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0037 A Decade of Comets, Doug Berger false no 00:36:33 No no LUWD #0036 A Decade of Comets, William Bradfield, Dr. Brian Marsden, Neptune https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0036-a-decade-of-comets-william-bradfield-dr-brian-marsden-neptune/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:43:44 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1140 William Bradfield of Australia get used to his name; he discovered 10 of the 33 comets covered in A Decade of Comets.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0036 A Decade of Comets, William Bradfield, Dr. Brian Marsden, Neptune false no 00:35:04 No no LUWD #0035 Visual Comet Discoveries, A Decade of Comets https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0035-visual-comet-discoveries-a-decade-of-comets/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 09:15:02 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1134 I began to wonder: what am I missing?

Does everyone else know something that I don't?

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0035 Visual Comet Discoveries, A Decade of Comets false no 00:22:49 No no LUWD #0034 Visual Comet Discovery, Dr. Edgar Everhart https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0034-visual-comet-discovery-dr-edgar-everhart/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:25:40 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1128 This is the type of study that helped to direct comet hunters where to search.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0034 Visual Comet Discovery, Dr. Edgar Everhart false no 00:26:07 No no LUWD #0033 Remote Telescope Rental, SLOOH, Delphinus, comets https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0033-remote-telescope-rental-slooh-delphinus-comets/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:46:04 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1123 This pod is a dolphin name Delphinus

Hiding in the Milky Way, due to its shyness

Near the star Altair, one of the brightest

Up in the sky where there is no virus

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0033 Remote Telescope Rental, SLOOH, Delphinus, comets false no 00:17:05 No no LUWD #0032 Astronomical League, comets, and an arrow in the sky https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0032-astronomical-league-comets-and-an-arrow-in-the-sky/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:10:57 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1118 The constellation aim to know betta

Is the tiny arrow known as Sagitta

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0032 Astronomical League, comets, and an arrow in the sky false no 00:21:44 No no LUWD #0031 Eyepatches, Perseid Meteor Shower, Comet NEOWISE https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0031-eyepatches-perseid-meteor-shower-comet-neowise/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 12:07:16 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1104 An eyepatch makes you see less,

So that you can see more

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0031 Eyepatches, Perseid Meteor Shower, Comet NEOWISE false no 00:29:06 No no LUWD #0030 Comet NEOWISE, Teaching A Continuing Education Course https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0030-comet-neowise-teaching-a-continuing-education-course/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 02:40:43 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1053 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0030 Comet NEOWISE, Teaching A Continuing Education Course false no 00:22:08 No no LUWD #0029 Comet NEOWISE, meteor showers, M6, M7, M8 and M20 https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0029-comet-neowise-meteor-showers-m6-m7-m8-and-m20/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 04:21:36 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1049 Comet NEOWISE left behind,

A trail of hope and joy combined.

A celestial gift to humankind, 

To help us through our daily grind.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0029 Comet NEOWISE, meteor showers, M6, M7, M8 and M20 false no 00:25:24 No no LUWD #0028 Comet NEOWISE, Saturn, Sagittarius, and observatories https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0028-comet-neowise-saturn-sagittarius-and-observatories/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 01:28:40 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1043 It's not too late to realize,

the comet to see is NEOWISE

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0028 Comet NEOWISE, Saturn, Sagittarius, and observatories false no 00:28:12 No no LUWD #0027 Astronomical Observatories, Comet NEOWISE, Scorpius, M4 https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0027-astronomical-observatories-comet-neowise-scorpius-m4/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 03:12:54 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1037 "Comet NEOWISE stuck its head out from behind the sun and smiled at us."

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0027 Astronomical Observatories, Comet NEOWISE, Scorpius, M4 false no 00:25:31 No no LUWD #0026 Lunar Eclipse, the traveling astronomer and Cygnus https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0026-lunar-eclipse-the-traveling-astronomer-and-cygnus/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:28:58 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1033 A five-star rating for a seven-star cluster.

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0026 Lunar Eclipse, the traveling astronomer and Cygnus false no 00:21:31 No no LUWD #0025 ALPO, SOHO, NEOWISE and Lemmon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0025-alpo-soho-neowise-and-lemmon/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 23:50:25 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1029 Let’s hear it for the SOHO spacecraft

And the amazing things it has photographed.

With four thousand comets found

By those on the ground

Who scan images...

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0025 ALPO, SOHO, NEOWISE and Lemmon false no 00:28:40 No no LUWD #0024 Annular Solar Eclipse, Mercury’s tail, Placer Nature Center https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0023-annular-solar-eclipse-mercurys-tail-placer-nature-center/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 04:52:03 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1027 It happens in 2020 on the 21st of June

When the sun in the sky gets hidden by the moon

The moon's so far away it can't cover the sun totally

So, a ring of fire will be visible locally

There will be no corona visible, at least not in the sky

You need a filter to see this or else you will burn your eye

The Congo is where it is first seen by those without myopia

Then through South Sudan and into Ethiopia

Mid-morning it visits Yemen and slide by Oman's capital city

Filter it and take a look I bet it's mighty pretty

Pakistan sees the sun assume the shape of a ring

Then onto northern India where the eclipse becomes "a thing"

Tibet is next then China, sharing this afternoon view

Something that everyone can look up to

Taiwan gets to jump on then the eclipse sinks into the ocean

A day of emotion, a moon in slow motion, proving Newton's three laws of motion

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0024 Annular Solar Eclipse, Mercury’s tail, Placer Nature Center false no 00:18:47 No no LUWD #0023 The Greatest Globular Cluster in Hercules https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0023-the-greatest-globular-cluster-in-hercules/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 03:06:05 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1024 Look up this Hercules globular

Visible in your binocular

Known by many astronomer

Frequented by the photographer

That's why it is so popular

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0023 The Greatest Globular Cluster in Hercules false no 00:23:26 No no LUWD #0022 The Brightness Behavior of Comets https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0022-the-brightness-behavior-of-comets/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:04:41 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1004 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0022 The Brightness Behavior of Comets false no 00:26:21 No no LUWD #0021 – Comet SWAN https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0021-comet-swan/ Wed, 27 May 2020 02:55:11 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1001 Look up to the north that's Polaris

Sheltered in place its not careless

Neither setting nor risin'

Stuck above the horizon

With no place to...

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0021 – Comet SWAN false no 00:28:40 No no LUWD #0020 – Comet SWAN, Comet ATLAS https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0020-comet-swan-comet-atlas/ Tue, 19 May 2020 03:26:20 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=987 There once was a comet named ATLAS

Whose magnitude curve showed flatness

It fragmented and scattered

At the time it most mattered

And it...

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0020 – Comet SWAN, Comet ATLAS false no 00:26:10 No no LUWD #0019 – Comet SWAN, Comet ATLAS, Right Ascension and Declination https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0019-comet-swan-comet-atlas-right-ascension-and-declination/ Mon, 11 May 2020 17:57:18 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=936 It's right to learn Right Ascension

And declination requires your attention

They'll take you to the place

In shallow or deep space

With little to no apprehension

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0019 – Comet SWAN, Comet ATLAS, Right Ascension and Declination false no 00:33:07 No no LUWD #0018 – Comet SWAN, discovering and confirming comets and asteroids, being sleep-deprived https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0018-comet-swan-discovering-and-confirming-comets-and-asteroids-being-sleep-deprived/ Mon, 04 May 2020 19:01:25 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=876 Learn the constellation Corvus

It's not enormous

It represents a crow

Seen better from down below

From Spring into the summer

Then it's gone, what a bummer!

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0018 – Comet SWAN, discovering and confirming comets and asteroids, being sleep-deprived false no 00:31:40 No no LUWD #0017 – Comet ATLAS, Comet SWAN, Arcturus, Loma Prieta, Moon in my mirror https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0017-comet-atlas-comet-swan-arcturus-loma-prieta-moon-in-my-mirror/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:45:00 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=869 Go out tonight to see Arcturus,

Not as bright or blue as Sirius,

It's in Boötes you see,

Above his left knee,

A sight to behold for the curious

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0017 – Comet ATLAS, Comet SWAN, Arcturus, Loma Prieta, Moon in my mirror false no 00:30:32 No no LUWD #0016 – Comet ATLAS, Mizar, Alcor, Youngest Moon, and Loma Prieta https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0016-comet-atlas-mizar-alcor-youngest-moon-and-loma-prieta/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:15:37 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=863 Unpredictable, inexplicable, once busted up, now busting out, gas and dust tail, small scale detail, written off as dead

Apparently it was misread

See Comet ATLAS, it is a splendid actress

What will it do next week, take a sneak peek

Will it be bright or bleak

DON MACHHOLZ]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0016 – Comet ATLAS, Mizar, Alcor, Youngest Moon, and Loma Prieta false no 00:28:00 No no LUWD #0015 – Comet ATLAS, Lyrids, and Loma Prieta https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0015-comet-atlas-lyrids-and-loma-prieta/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:22:13 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=836 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0015 – Comet ATLAS, Lyrids, and Loma Prieta false no 00:30:24 No no LUWD #0014 – Comet ATLAS, BepiColumbo, Shadow Cast by Venus https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0014-comet-atlas-bepicolumbo-shadow-cast-by-venus/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:22:06 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=832 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0014 – Comet ATLAS, BepiColumbo, Shadow Cast by Venus false no 00:25:05 No no LUWD #0013 – Private Star Parties, Comet Atlas, Venus Meets the Pleiades https://donmachholz.com/podcast/private-star-parties-comet-atlas-venus-meets-the-pleiades/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:35:34 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=827 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0013 – Private Star Parties, Comet Atlas, Venus Meets the Pleiades false no 00:34:00 No no LUWD #0012 – Star Parties, Comet ATLAS, Gemini, Messier Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0012-star-parties-comet-atlas-gemini-messier-marathon/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 07:41:51 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=820 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0012 – Star Parties, Comet ATLAS, Gemini, Messier Marathon false no 00:34:31 No no LUWD #0011 – Star Parties, Zodiacal Light, and the Messier Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0011-star-parties-zodiacal-light-and-the-messier-marathon/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:09:54 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=816 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0011 – Star Parties, Zodiacal Light, and the Messier Marathon false no 00:35:01 No no LUWD #0010 – Electric Socks, Three Comets and the Messier Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0010-electric-socks-three-comets-and-the-messier-marathon/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 05:20:45 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=810 Electric Socks, Three Comets and the Messier Marathon

]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0010 – Electric Socks, Three Comets and the Messier Marathon false no 00:30:45 No no LUWD #0009 – Astronomy Clubs, Messier Marathon Search Sequence https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0009-astronomy-clubs-messier-marathon-search-sequence/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 03:38:58 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=803 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0009 – Astronomy Clubs, Messier Marathon Search Sequence false no 00:29:46 No no LUWD #0008 – Messier Marathon Search Sequence https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0008-messier-marathon-search-sequence/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:53:36 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=797 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0008 – Messier Marathon Search Sequence false no 00:25:06 No no LUWD #0007 – The Pleiades and the Messier Marathon Search Sequence https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0007-the-pleiades-and-the-messier-marathon-search-sequence/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:08:04 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=788 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0007 – The Pleiades and the Messier Marathon Search Sequence false no 00:32:16 No no LUWD #0006 – A Comet Hunting Theory and the Messier Marathon Search Sequence https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0006-a-comet-hunting-theory-and-the-messier-marathon-search-sequence/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:43:09 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=769 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0006 – A Comet Hunting Theory and the Messier Marathon Search Sequence false no 00:33:44 No no LUWD #0005 – Cell Phone Lunar Photography, Almach, Star Colors, Messier Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0005-cell-phone-lunar-photography-almach-star-colors-messier-marathon/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 04:27:53 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=758 Cell phone lunar photography and Messier Marathon Search Sequence.

]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Podcast-5-Promo-Photo-JPG-scaled.jpg LUWD #0005 – Cell Phone Lunar Photography, Almach, Star Colors, Messier Marathon false no 00:33:55 No no LUWD #0004 – Moonlight, the Messier Objects, and a Marathon https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0004-moonlight-the-messier-objects-and-a-marathon/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:01:00 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=749 Moonlight's influence on astronomy, Charles Messier and his Objects, and the Messier Marathon.

]]> https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1.png LUWD #0004 – Moonlight, the Messier Objects, and a Marathon false no 00:23:19 No no LUWD #0003 – Star Magnitudes And A Comet That Almost Got Away https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0003-star-magnitudes-and-a-comet-that-almost-got-away/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=733 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1-1.png LUWD #0003 – Star Magnitudes And A Comet That Almost Got Away false no 00:27:49 No no LUWD #0002 – Starlink Satellites and Binoculars https://donmachholz.com/podcast/starlink-satellites-and-binoculars/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=710 full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1-1.png LUWD #0002 – Starlink Satellites and Binoculars false no 00:24:57 No no LUWD #0001 – Lunar Eclipses, Betelgeuse and Meteor Showers https://donmachholz.com/podcast/luwd-0001-lunar-eclipses-betelgeuse-and-meteor-showers/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 07:43:39 +0000 https://donmachholz.com/?post_type=podcast&p=632 Penumbral lunar eclipses, the stars Betelgeuse and Castor, and the Quadrantids meteor shower.

]]> full https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LUWD-1500x1500-1-1.png LUWD #0001 – Lunar Eclipses, Betelgeuse and Meteor Showers false no 00:16:57 No no