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LUWD #0046 “A Decade of Comets” Conclusion

2020-11-16
By: Donald Machholz
On: November 16, 2020

That is a lot of time to find a comet, but then there is a lot of sky to cover! DON MACHHOLZListen Now

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LUWD #0034 Visual Comet Discovery, Dr. Edgar Everhart

2020-08-25
By: Donald Machholz
On: August 25, 2020

This is the type of study that helped to direct comet hunters where to search. DON MACHHOLZListen Now

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LUWD #0027 Astronomical Observatories, Comet NEOWISE, Scorpius, M4

2020-07-06
By: Donald Machholz
On: July 6, 2020

“Comet NEOWISE stuck its head out from behind the sun and smiled at us.” DON MACHHOLZListen Now

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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

— Donald Machholz (@cometmachholz) July 29, 2017

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Comet Discoverer Card Circa 1983
Don Machholz and Jean Mueller
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Dr Brian Marsden with Don Machholz at the location from where I found my second comet in 1985 Circa 1991
Don Machholz, Rodney Austin, and Doug Berger in New Zealand for Halley’s Comet, April 1986
IAU Comet Confirmation
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Homemade 29×130 Binoculars

The homemade binoculars I used to discover #96p, 2 deg S of M31. The song, “Against All Odds” by Phil Collins was playing on the radio.

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Messier Marathon Search Sequence

LUWD #0008 – Messier Marathon Search Sequence

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