Best Don Machholz Podcasts (2024)

"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 MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #125 Possibly a Great Meteor Shower? 39:42

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

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LUWD #124 The Virgo Galaxies 15:21

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

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LUWD #123 A Total Lunar Eclipse 26:28

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

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LUWD #122 How to See Fainter Objects 22:02

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"Eyes, skies, and telescope." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #121 The Moon, Mercury, M45, and Maybe a Comet 22:59

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

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LUWD #120 A Line-up of Planets 15:48

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

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LUWD #119 Amateur and Professional Astronomers 22:13

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

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LUWD #118 The Straight Wall 20:51

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

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LUWD #117 Mars and Saturn in the Morning Sky 13:58

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

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LUWD #116 A Party of Planets 29:07

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"The crescent moon makes a nice pattern with Venus, Mars, and Saturn on Monday morning, March 28" -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #115 A Moonlit Messier Marathon 33:01

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"You won't find any of this stuff published anywhere." -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #114 A Close Look at the Moon 17:35

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"Yes, they have seen the moon before, but now they can see the craters." -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #113 The Winter Milky Way 20:27

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"It is rich, very rich, with stars and star clusters." -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #112 Galaxy NGC 891 25:53

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"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 MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #111 Accidental Visual Comet Discoveries 30:53

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LUWD #110 M1, M57, and Comets 20:03

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"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 MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #109 Massive Marathon 25:03

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"This is how the Massive Marathon was invented." -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #108 The Pleiades 21:37

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"I believe that moonlight is the real reason why Charles Messier missed M65 and M66." -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #107 Starting Your Day at 2 AM 26:15

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"I would rather be sweeping than sleeping". -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #106 Comets in 2022 16:43

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"Is it a bird, is it a plane? No kitty, that is the moon!" -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #105 Mercury in the Evening 20:26

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"This is a good week to look at the moon." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #104 The Year’s First Meteor Shower 13:58

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"In 1922 the IAU named 88 constellations; this must have been number 89." -Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #103 A Family of Comets 18:52

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"The winter constellations are here, ready for another season of viewing." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #102 Comet Leonard in the Evening Sky 14:32

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"This could produce a meteor shower on Venus." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #101 A Comet in the Twilight Zone 27:50

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LUWD #100 Comet Leonard Meets a Star Cluster 17:51

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"Probably more penguins than people will see this eclipse. Those solar eclipse glasses will keep slipping off their ears." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0099 Ceres: Hiding in the Hyades 13:39

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"The Antarcitia solar eclipse is on December 4. If you intend to see it, you should be heading out the door about now." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0098 Open Star Cluster M52 15:21

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"Well, I'm an astronomer, and to me a beautiful sunset sky has no clouds at all." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0097 Lunar Eclipse 17:20

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"The moon could fit inside the earth's shadow if it wanted to." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0096 Gegenschein 15:22

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"So now is a suitable time to see the gegenschein." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0095 See Some Comets This Week 15:20

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"Comets are scattered around the sky." Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0094 A Rhyming Messier Marathon Talk 23:18

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"Charles Messier lived some two hundred years ago in France, from where he searched for comets, whenever he got the chance" Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0093 Observe the Moon Night 23:11

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“Why stop with our moon? Show them Jupiter and Saturn and their moons too. A multi-moon evening.” Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0092 Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 15:48

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LUWD #0091 Distant Moons 16:58

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“If you have a group of observers with you, take bets. The winner gets to choose which will be the next object to observe.” Don MachholzBy Don Machholz

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LUWD #0090 Astro Imaging 18:59

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I'm a bit behind in reading my astronomy magazines. I just read that there will be a total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. Did I miss it? Don MachholzBy Don Machholz