Looking Up with Don (Page 6)

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 #106 Comets in 2022

By: Donald Machholz

On: January 10, 2022

“Is it a bird, is it a plane? No kitty, that is the moon!” -Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #105 Mercury in the Evening

By: Donald Machholz

On: January 3, 2022

“This is a good week to look at the moon.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #104 The Year’s First Meteor Shower

By: Donald Machholz

On: December 28, 2021

“In 1922 the IAU named 88 constellations; this must have been number 89.” -Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #103 A Family of Comets

By: Donald Machholz

On: December 21, 2021

“The winter constellations are here, ready for another season of viewing.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #102 Comet Leonard in the Evening Sky

By: Donald Machholz

On: December 14, 2021

“This could produce a meteor shower on Venus.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #101 A Comet in the Twilight Zone

By: Donald Machholz

On: December 7, 2021

“When Albert Einstein was a boy, if he ever did anything stupidly, did people say to him: ‘hey, way to go, Einstein!’?” -Don MachholzListen Now

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