LUWD #0004 – Moonlight, the Messier Objects, and a Marathon

By: Donald Machholz

On: January 27, 2020

Tagged: Auriga, Betelgeuse, Charles Messier, M103, M36, M37, M38, Messier Marathon, moonlight

Donald Machholz

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Moonlight’s influence on astronomy, Charles Messier and his Objects, and the Messier Marathon.

Podcast 4 Star Map 2

Podcast 4, Star Map 1

Dr Brian Marsden with Don Machholz at the location from where I found my second comet in 1985 Circa 1991

My Parents, Doris Machholz and Donald Machholz, Sr. Circa 2014

Astronomy Conference Badges from the 1970’s and 1980’s

Comet Discoverer Card Circa 1983

Don Machholz

Media Comet Machholz Circa 2005

Don Machholz Circa 1985

David Levy, Jean Mueller, Don Machholz, Alan Hale

Testing StarChair 3000

IAU Comet Confirmation

Don Machholz

Homemade 5″ binoculars, weighing about 150 lbs and 10-inch reflector on an English Yoke mount

Don Machholz, Rodney Austin, and Doug Berger in New Zealand for Halley’s Comet, April 1986

Don Machholz and Jean Mueller

Don Machholz

Dave Seargent, Don Machholz, Patrick Stonehouse, Keith Tritton, Alan Hale, Doug Biesecker, George Alcock, Bill Liller, Michael Jäger, Kesao Takamizawa and Kazimieras Cernis

Podcast Host Don Machholz Circa 2020

Howard Brewington and Don Machholz Circa 2015

Talk at East Valley Astronomy Club – Arizona Circa 2019

Don Machholz

Astronomy Meme 2019

Don Machholz Circa 2012

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