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LUWD #136 Saturn at Opposition

2022-08-08
By: Donald Machholz
On: August 8, 2022

“Look for the Seeliger effect, when the rings brighten for a few days.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #133 Your July Observing List

2022-07-18
By: Donald Machholz
On: July 18, 2022

“Start with the bright stars.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #131 The Story About a 1994 Comet Discovery

2022-07-04
By: Donald Machholz
On: July 4, 2022

“At 2:47 AM I picked up a fuzzy object, about magnitude 10.” Don MachholzListen Now

LUWD #127 Not Even An Inkling of Twinkling

2022-06-06
By: Donald Machholz
On: June 6, 2022

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

LUWD #126 The Arietids Meteor Shower

2022-05-31
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?

2022-05-23
By: Donald Machholz
On: May 23, 2022

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

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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

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

The homemade 29×130 binoculars I used to discover #96p, 2 deg S of M31. The song “Against All Odds” by Phil Collins was playing on the radio.

LUWD #0008 – Messier Marathon Search Sequence

LUWD #0008 – Messier Marathon Search Sequence

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