Looking Up with Don (Page 2)

Explore the universe with Don Machholz, the world’s leading visual discoverer of comets. Featuring astronomy education and detailed, first-hand accounts of his comet discoveries, Looking Up with Don was recorded weekly until his death on August 9, 2022, and remains available worldwide, with listeners of all experience levels continuing to journey through the solar system and beyond.

LUWD #130 Image the Moon This Week

By: Donald Machholz

On: June 28, 2022

“This would be a good week to image the moon each night through a small telescope.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #129 M4 and M80

By: Donald Machholz

On: June 21, 2022

“Two globular clusters in Scorpius” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #128 So Many Planets, So Little Time

By: Donald Machholz

On: June 13, 2022

“Quite often, when I’m the smartest person in the room, I’m by myself.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #127 Not Even An Inkling of Twinkling

By: Donald Machholz

On: June 6, 2022

“The stars twinkle, the planets do not.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #126 The Arietids Meteor Shower

By: Donald Machholz

On: May 31, 2022

“We have a meteor shower coming up this week that almost no one knows about, but it is one of the most active of theListen Now

LUWD #125 Possibly a Great Meteor Shower?

By: Donald Machholz

On: May 23, 2022

“It is a matter of watching and waiting.” Don MachholzListen Now

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