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Mars

LUWD #0079 Radio Astronomy

2021-07-05
By: Donald Machholz
On: July 5, 2021

What’s all that static on the radio? -Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #0061 On the Trail of a Comet

2021-03-02
By: Donald Machholz
On: March 2, 2021

Amateur astronomers from around the world working around the clock to confirm a comet. It doesn’t get better than that. – DON MACHHOLZListen Now

LUWD #0059 Tranquility Base Here

2021-02-16
By: Donald Machholz
On: February 16, 2021

Then some smart-aleck says: “I thought Tranquility base was a Hollywood soundstage” – DON MACHHOLZListen Now

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LUWD #0040 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery

2020-10-06
By: Donald Machholz
On: October 6, 2020

To see Mars well you have to look at it for a long time. Not just a peek. The more you look, the more you’llListen Now

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LUWD #0039 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery

2020-09-29
By: Donald Machholz
On: September 29, 2020

Mars will be closest to the earth on October 6, when it will be 39 million miles from the United States, and 62 million kilometersListen Now

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