LUWD #0044 How Many Hours Does It Take To Discover a Comet?
That’s right, one eye looking through the telescope and one eye looking for meteors. Multi-task. DON MACHHOLZ Hits: 99Continue Reading
LUWD #0043 An Extra Hour To View The Blue Moon
Once in a blue moon. DON MACHHOLZ Hits: 114Continue Reading
LUWD #0042 Comet 141P
We will be watching to see if the comet brings along with it any old or new components. DON MACHHOLZ Hits: 56Continue Reading
LUWD #0041 A Decade of Comets and a Month of Meteors
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 Hits: 42Continue Reading
LUWD #0040 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery
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 Hits: 77Continue Reading
LUWD #0039 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery
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 Hits: 142Continue Reading
LUWD #0038 A Decade of Comets, Rolf Meier, Rodney Austin, David Levy
The further north you live, the greater the effect. So, Santa Claus, this one’s for you! DON MACHHOLZ Hits: 180Continue Reading
LUWD #0037 A Decade of Comets, Doug Berger
Here is the surprising thing: 21 of the 26 individuals found their first comet during this decade, 1975 through 1984 DON MACHHOLZ Hits: 134Continue Reading
LUWD #0036 A Decade of Comets, William Bradfield, Dr. Brian Marsden, Neptune
William Bradfield of Australia get used to his name; he discovered 10 of the 33 comets covered in A Decade of Comets. DON MACHHOLZ Hits: 114Continue Reading
LUWD #0035 Visual Comet Discoveries, A Decade of Comets
I began to wonder: what am I missing? Does everyone else know something that I don’t? DON MACHHOLZ Hits: 73Continue Reading
