Looking Up with Don
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -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.
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LUWD #0089 Tales of Mercury
September 14, 2021 22:29 - 20 minutes - 37.4 MB"Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Wow, who comes up with these names?" -Don Machholz
LUWD #0088 Neptune
September 06, 2021 21:36 - 16 minutes - 29.8 MB"Nearly 90,000 days in one year, I wonder how many holidays they have?" Don Machholz
LUWD #0087 That Bright Spotlight is Jupiter!
August 31, 2021 20:44 - 18 minutes - 34.7 MB"It is there, but can you see it?" Don Machholz
LUWD #0086 Astronomy Projects You Can Do
August 24, 2021 06:31 - 15 minutes - 27.6 MB"There is no end to the things that can be seen". Don Machholz
LUWD #0085 Here is Mira
August 17, 2021 00:05 - 19 minutes - 36.3 MB"This week Mira is at its brightest." Don Machholz
LUWD #0084 A Study of Fuzzy Nebulae
August 10, 2021 03:48 - 21 minutes - 39.7 MB"Hey, this looks fuzzy, it must be a nebula" Don Machholz
LUWD #0083 August Showers
August 03, 2021 18:58 - 21 minutes - 39.3 MB“M22 is one of the finest globular star clusters in the sky.” Don Machholz
LUWD #0082 Open Star Clusters: From the Blockbusters to the Lacklusters
July 27, 2021 02:23 - 30 minutes - 56.7 MB"So those are the three requirements for finding a comet: at the right place, at the right time and seeing faint enough to detect it." Don Machholz
LUWD #0081 Double Stars
July 21, 2021 07:10 - 23 minutes - 43.1 MB"It is known as the double-double, sounds like something you would order at In-N-Out Burger" Don Machholz
LUWD #0080 Stars
July 13, 2021 22:55 - 14 minutes - 26.9 MBA lot of craters on the moon look like the letter "O" - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0079 Radio Astronomy
July 06, 2021 01:48 - 18 minutes - 33.4 MBWhat's all that static on the radio? -Don Machholz
LUWD #0078 How To Use A Telescope
June 29, 2021 22:50 - 31 minutes - 57.1 MB"I came home that day, thought about it some more, and asked for a telescope for my birthday." -Don Machholz
LUWD #0077 Binoculars: Two Eyes to Rise to New Highs
June 22, 2021 20:10 - 22 minutes - 42 MBSometimes you hear someone say: "Wow, I can see my house from outer space." I think what is more amazing is that I can see outer space from my house. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0076 The Eye and the Sky
June 15, 2021 22:30 - 30 minutes - 56.7 MBDo something to improve your eyesight, it is cheaper than buying a bigger telescope. -Don Machholz
LUWD #0075 Unwrapping Sky Mapping
June 09, 2021 01:02 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MBVenus and the moon together in our evening sky. A challenge worth a try. Don Machholz
LUWD #0074 An Eclipse at the Top of the World
June 02, 2021 16:51 - 24 minutes - 44.4 MBMaybe Santa will give the elves the day off. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0073 Coordinating Everything in the Sky
May 25, 2021 04:44 - 22 minutes - 40.4 MBI once owned a 2010 Equinox, but now we are talking about motorized vehicles. Let's get back to the sky's equinox, which travels much more slowly, and lasts longer. -Don Machholz
LUWD #0072 Total Lunar Eclipse
May 19, 2021 08:22 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBAt this point, you might say: “You call this an eclipse?” Good call, the moon is barely inside the earth’s shadow. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0071 Constellation Location and Identification
May 12, 2021 04:40 - 20 minutes - 37.1 MBThe eyes alone are superior to the telescope for some types of viewing, such as watching meteor showers and learning the constellations. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0070 Eclipses
May 04, 2021 05:17 - 21 minutes - 38.8 MBThe eclipse path for a lunar eclipse is big, about half the earth. Whoever can see the moon can see the lunar eclipse. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0069 Our Moon
April 27, 2021 23:18 - 16 minutes - 30.3 MBWe have seen pictures of the moon's back side, and believe me, we have the more interesting side. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0068 Meteor Showers
April 18, 2021 22:51 - 21 minutes - 39.3 MBThere are more meteor showers than meets the eye. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0067 Where Did Orion Go?
April 14, 2021 03:52 - 24 minutes - 44.8 MBWe often think of space as a vacuum, well it isn't. We're here, aren't we? - Don Machholz
LUWD #0066 A Planet Primer
April 07, 2021 16:18 - 24 minutes - 45.3 MBTake one planet a day and I'll see you next week. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0065 Is That Jupiter in the Big Dipper Tonight?
March 31, 2021 15:52 - 20 minutes - 37.1 MBAstrology is not astronomy; astronomy does not care where the planets were when you were born. Astronomers are much more concerned about where they are tonight. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0064 The Nova in Cassiopeia
March 24, 2021 12:48 - 24 minutes - 45.2 MBYes, I'm a farmer too. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0063 A Twilight Sky in Gemini
March 17, 2021 16:15 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBSo, there you have it, Comet Twilight Time, sun -15 degrees. DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0062 The Running of the Marathon
March 10, 2021 02:59 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MBThis weekend, March 13/14 the moon is new, and so it will not interfere with the marathon. - Don Machholz
LUWD #0061 On the Trail of a Comet
March 02, 2021 22:53 - 37 minutes - 67.9 MBAmateur astronomers from around the world working around the clock to confirm a comet. It doesn't get better than that. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0060 Universal Time is for Everyone
February 24, 2021 05:22 - 17 minutes - 32.5 MBHow can you determine Universal Time? One way is to call Greenwich and ask them what time it is there. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0059 Tranquility Base Here
February 17, 2021 04:49 - 22 minutes - 40.4 MBThen some smart-aleck says: "I thought Tranquility base was a Hollywood soundstage" - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0058 This Week’s Headliner is Canis Minor
February 10, 2021 06:36 - 16 minutes - 29.5 MBCanis Minor, is a famous old-timer. It is trying, to stay up with Orion. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0057 The Orion Nebula
February 02, 2021 23:17 - 25 minutes - 46.6 MBYou could start the February Messier Marathon three hours after twilight and not miss a thing. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0056 The Winter Milky Way
January 26, 2021 21:14 - 22 minutes - 40.7 MBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5rnul_2pk&t=271s All they need to do is meow. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0055 Be A Copernicus Crater Investigator
January 20, 2021 06:36 - 17 minutes - 31.7 MBTime spent looking at the moon is never wasted time. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0054 Earthshine
January 13, 2021 15:53 - 17 minutes - 32.1 MBThe locator is the terminator. Now look on the dark side of this borderline to see the earthshine, which is reflected sunshine, why does this rhyme? - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0053 How Many Stars Can You Pull Out of This Square?
January 05, 2021 03:50 - 22 minutes - 41.4 MBYou can overcome some deficiencies with patient observing. And practice. The more you look, the more you see.
LUWD #0052 Midnight With Sirius
December 31, 2020 04:57 - 17 minutes - 31.3 MB2021 is on your doorstep, asking you to come out and play. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0051 The Bizarre Garnet Star
December 24, 2020 17:11 - 14 minutes - 26.7 MBBut that 2080 Great Conjunction will be in 60 years, and I'll talk more about it then, in Podcast 3174. Yea, right. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0050 Compressed in the Southwest
December 15, 2020 21:41 - 18 minutes - 33.9 MBThis is brought to you by the motions of the planets. - DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0049 The Twins Put on a Show
December 09, 2020 06:46 - 19 minutes - 35 MBUnless we have a conjunction malfunction, this event could be the sky's goodbye to 2020 don machholz
LUWD #0048 Plan It, Viewing the Seventh Planet
December 02, 2020 00:01 - 19 minutes - 35.1 MBMaybe they should have called it Herschel. DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0047 A Gray Moon is Coming Soon
November 25, 2020 06:58 - 17 minutes - 31.5 MBDoes that moon look funny to you, or is it just me? DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0046 “A Decade of Comets” Conclusion
November 17, 2020 04:53 - 27 minutes - 49.4 MBThat is a lot of time to find a comet, but then there is a lot of sky to cover! DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0045 The Leonids Meet the Moonless Morning Sky
November 11, 2020 21:56 - 18 minutes - 34.6 MBComets came from all over the place. DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0044 How Many Hours Does It Take To Discover a Comet?
November 03, 2020 23:20 - 21 minutes - 38.6 MBThat's right, one eye looking through the telescope and one eye looking for meteors. Multi-task. DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0043 An Extra Hour To View The Blue Moon
October 28, 2020 14:38 - 22 minutes - 41 MBOnce in a blue moon. DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0042 Comet 141P
October 21, 2020 15:07 - 23 minutes - 42.5 MBWe will be watching to see if the comet brings along with it any old or new components. DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0041 A Decade of Comets and a Month of Meteors
October 14, 2020 00:34 - 27 minutes - 49.5 MBThere are several minor meteor showers but the major one over the next couple weeks is the Orionid Meteor Shower, brought to you by Halley's Comet. DON MACHHOLZ
LUWD #0040 A Decade of Comets, Mars, comet discovery
October 06, 2020 16:17 - 35 minutes - 65.9 MBTo see Mars well you have to look at it for a long time. Not just a peek. The more you look, the more you'll see. DON MACHHOLZ