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Looking Up with Don (Page 8)

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 #0094 A Rhyming Messier Marathon Talk

2021-10-18
By: Donald Machholz
On: October 18, 2021

“Charles Messier lived some two hundred years ago in France, from where he searched for comets, whenever he got the chance” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #0093 Observe the Moon Night

2021-10-11
By: Donald Machholz
On: October 11, 2021

“Why stop with our moon? Show them Jupiter and Saturn and their moons too. A multi-moon evening.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #0092 Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann

2021-10-04
By: Donald Machholz
On: October 4, 2021

“We’ll know in two weeks, when communication with Mars resumes, if Martians have visited our rovers.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #0091 Distant Moons

2021-09-27
By: Donald Machholz
On: September 27, 2021

“If you have a group of observers with you, take bets.  The winner gets to choose which will be the next object to observe.” DonListen Now

LUWD #0090 Astro Imaging

2021-09-20
By: Donald Machholz
On: September 20, 2021

I’m a bit behind in reading my astronomy magazines. I just read that there will be a total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. DidListen Now

LUWD #0089 Tales of Mercury

2021-09-14
By: Donald Machholz
On: September 14, 2021

“Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Wow, who comes up with these names?” -Don MachholzListen Now

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