Looking Up with Don

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.

LUWD #136 Saturn at Opposition

"Look for the Seeliger effect, when the rings brighten for a few days."Don Machholz

08-08
24:55

LUWD #135 A 1988 Comet Discovery

"We had quite a few people there to see it."Don Machholz

08-02
23:53

LUWD #134 Two Summer Meteor Showers

"So these next couple of weeks may be your best chance to see them."Don Machholz

07-27
09:06

LUWD #133 Your July Observing List

"Start with the bright stars."Don Machholz

07-18
18:56

LUWD #132 Summertime Views

"The Summer Milky Way is now visible and with the warmer nights it is easy to stay out past midnight."Don Machholz

07-12
18:12

LUWD #131 The Story About a 1994 Comet Discovery

"At 2:47 AM I picked up a fuzzy object, about magnitude 10."Don Machholz

07-04
21:24

LUWD #130 Image the Moon This Week

"This would be a good week to image the moon each night through a small telescope."Don Machholz

06-29
18:08

LUWD #129 M4 and M80

"Two globular clusters in Scorpius"Don Machholz

06-22
30:11

LUWD #128 So Many Planets, So Little Time

"Quite often, when I'm the smartest person in the room, I'm by myself."Don Machholz

06-13
12:54

LUWD #127 Not Even An Inkling of Twinkling

"The stars twinkle, the planets do not."Don Machholz

06-07
15:43

LUWD #126 The Arietids Meteor Shower

"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

06-01
11:25

LUWD #125 Possibly a Great Meteor Shower?

"It is a matter of watching and waiting."Don Machholz

05-24
39:42

LUWD #124 The Virgo Galaxies

"These were cataloged by Charles Messier in 1781."Don Machholz

05-17
15:21

LUWD #123 A Total Lunar Eclipse

When the moon is in the umbra, it is hidden from the sundra."Don Machholz

05-10
26:28

LUWD #122 How to See Fainter Objects

"Eyes, skies, and telescope."Don Machholz

05-03
22:02

LUWD #121 The Moon, Mercury, M45, and Maybe a Comet

"This week the hotspot is the evening sky."Don Machholz

04-26
22:59

LUWD #120 A Line-up of Planets

"Set the alarm and bring the camera."Don Machholz

04-21
15:48

LUWD #119 Amateur and Professional Astronomers

"I have been an amateur astronomer since I was about 8 years old and took an interest in astronomy."Don Machholz

04-11
22:13

LUWD #118 The Straight Wall

"It is one of the most interesting features on the moon."-Don Machholz

04-05
20:51

LUWD #117 Mars and Saturn in the Morning Sky

"And the colors should differ, especially when seen through binoculars or a telescope."-Don Machholz

03-29
13:58

Steve Davies

Happy birthday, Don!

10-05 Reply

Steve Davies

Always a great show Don, thanks!

04-28 Reply

Steve Davies

I watched ISS last night. I'm at Topeka KS.

06-03 Reply

Steve Davies

This is the kind of podcast I like. Thank you Don!

06-02 Reply

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