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LUWD #0017 – Comet ATLAS, Comet SWAN, Arcturus, Loma Prieta, Moon in my mirror

By: Donald Machholz
On: April 28, 2020
Tagged: Arcturus, astronomy, Comet ATLAS, Comet SWAN, Loma Prieta, Machholz, podcast
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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

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Strangest Comet Ever Found!

Comet 96P/Machholz "Strangest comet ever found," Bob Berman @Slooh @willgater Next perihelion: October 27, 2017 pic.twitter.com/UmkSYdQOQw

— Donald Machholz (@cometmachholz) August 1, 2017

I Believe in Comets

Believing is what keeps this visual comet discoverer going. Don talks via Skype to Michigan astronomy enthusiasts at the Headlands International Dark Sky Park. Thanks @headlandsstars pic.twitter.com/oaAJ9mVOaL

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Howard Brewington and Don Machholz Circa 2015
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Don Machholz, Rodney Austin, and Doug Berger in New Zealand for Halley’s Comet, April 1986
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