LUWD #0067 Where Did Orion Go?
We often think of space as a vacuum, well it isn’t. We’re here, aren’t we? – Don MachholzContinue Reading
We often think of space as a vacuum, well it isn’t. We’re here, aren’t we? – Don MachholzContinue Reading
Take one planet a day and I’ll see you next week. – Don MachholzContinue Reading
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 MachholzContinue Reading
So, there you have it, Comet Twilight Time, sun -15 degrees. DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading
This weekend, March 13/14 the moon is new, and so it will not interfere with the marathon. – Don MachholzContinue Reading
Amateur astronomers from around the world working around the clock to confirm a comet. It doesn’t get better than that. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading
How can you determine Universal Time? One way is to call Greenwich and ask them what time it is there. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading
Then some smart-aleck says: “I thought Tranquility base was a Hollywood soundstage” – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading
Canis Minor, is a famous old-timer. It is trying, to stay up with Orion. – DON MACHHOLZContinue Reading
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.
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.
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