Looking Up with Don: Recent Episodes
Don Machholz
Experience the world of astronomy with #1 in the world for visual comet discoveries, Don Machholz. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, journey with Don Machholz into the solar system and beyond every Wednesday.
"The Summer Milky Way is now visible and with the warmer nights it is easy to stay out past midnight."
Don Machholz
"This would be a good week to image the moon each night through a small telescope."
Don Machholz
"We have a meteor shower coming up this week that almost no one knows about, but it is one of the most active of the year.”
Don Machholz
"I have been an amateur astronomer since I was about 8 years old and took an interest in astronomy."
Don Machholz
"And the colors should differ, especially when seen through binoculars or a telescope."
-Don Machholz
"The crescent moon makes a nice pattern with Venus, Mars, and Saturn on Monday morning, March 28"
-Don Machholz
"May our galaxy wrap its arms around you. I bet no one had ever said that to you before. In fact, it is already doing that."
-Don Machholz
“This was a sweet spot for such discoveries: after many visual comet hunters left the field, and before the government-funded sky surveys took over.”
-Don Machholz
"In Messier's case it was known comets leading to new Messier Objects. Centuries later it was known Messier Objects leading to new comets."
-Don Machholz
"I believe that moonlight is the real reason why Charles Messier missed M65 and M66."
-Don Machholz
"In 1922 the IAU named 88 constellations; this must have been number 89."
-Don Machholz
"The winter constellations are here, ready for another season of viewing."
Don Machholz
“When Albert Einstein was a boy, if he ever did anything stupidly, did people say to him: ‘hey, way to go, Einstein!’?”
-Don Machholz