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By: Donald Machholz
On: September 18, 2022
  •  Joe Rao (August 17, 2022). “In Memoriam: Famed ‘Comet Hunter’ Don Machholz dies at 69”. Space.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  • ^ “Famous amateur astronomer Donald Machholz died”. The Universe Space Tech. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  • ^ Jump up to:a b c Parks, Jake (August 10, 2022). “Donald Machholz, comet hunter and co-inventor of Messier marathon, dies at age 69”. Astronomy. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  • ^ “Don Machholz, 1952–2022”. EarthSky.org. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  • ^ Joe Rao (August 12, 2022). “Remembering Donald Machholz, 1952 – 2022”. Sky & Telescope. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  • ^ Gus Thomson (March 30, 2010). “Patience leads to new comet discovery by Colfax amateur astronomer”. Auburn Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  • ^ Roger W. Sinnott (March 27, 2010). “New Comet Machholz”. Sky & Telescope. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  • ^ “Amateur Astronomer Nails Down His Second Comet”. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 16, 1985. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  • ^ Alan MacRobert (December 2, 2008). “A Very Oddball Comet”. Sky & Telescope. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
  • ^ “Small-Body Database Lookup”.
  • Associated Press (June 16, 1985) “Amateur Astronomer Nails Down His Second Comet” Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 29, 2016
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (October 14, 1994) “MACHHOLZ’S BANNER YEAR” Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Library of Congress (2002) “Machholz, Don 1952–” Library of Congress
  • Joe Rao (September 17, 2004) “Newfound Comet Set for Winter Display” Space.com
  • Debi Drake (May 22, 2005) “Meet The Comet Hunter: Don Machholz” American Profile AMG/Parade
  • Alan MacRobert (December 2, 2008) “A Very Oddball Comet” Sky & Telescope Retrieved December 2, 2008
  • Jeanna Bryner (December 2, 2008) “Odd Comet Possibly from Another Star System” Space.com
  • Roger W. Sinnott (March 27, 2010) “New Comet Machholz” Sky & Telescope Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  • Brooks Hays (November 3, 2017) “SOHO Spacecraft Spots Comet Machholz 96P, A Return Visitor” UPI
  • Gareth V. Williams (November 11, 2018) “MPEC 2018-V151: COMET C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)” Minor Planet Center.
  • Bob King (November 9, 2018) “Amateur Don Machholz Discovers His 12th Comet!” Sky & Telescope
  • MPEC 2018-V151: COMET C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto)
  • Bob King (November 11, 2018) Arizona Amateur Discovers New Dawn Comet — Here’s How To Find It
  • Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) Sky Charts and Coordinates
  • JPL viewer NASA
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Comet Discoverer Card Circa 1983
David Levy, Jean Mueller, Don Machholz, Alan Hale
Don Machholz Circa 1985
My Parents, Doris Machholz and Donald Machholz, Sr. Circa 2014
Astronomy Conference Badges from the 1970’s and 1980’s
Dave Seargent, Don Machholz, Patrick Stonehouse, Keith Tritton, Alan Hale, Doug Biesecker, George Alcock, Bill Liller, Michael Jäger, Kesao Takamizawa and Kazimieras Cernis
Don Machholz
Don Machholz
IAU Comet Confirmation
Homemade 5″ binoculars, weighing about 150 lbs and 10-inch reflector on an English Yoke mount
Astronomy Meme 2019
Testing StarChair 3000
Media Comet Machholz Circa 2005
Talk at East Valley Astronomy Club – Arizona Circa 2019
Dr Brian Marsden with Don Machholz at the location from where I found my second comet in 1985 Circa 1991
Don Machholz
Don Machholz and Jean Mueller
Don Machholz
Don Machholz Circa 2012
Podcast Host Don Machholz Circa 2020
Howard Brewington and Don Machholz Circa 2015
Don Machholz, Rodney Austin, and Doug Berger in New Zealand for Halley’s Comet, April 1986

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