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**Looking Up with Don**

Explore the universe with Don Machholz, the world’s leading visual discoverer of comets. Featuring astronomy education and detailed, first-hand accounts of his comet discoveries, Looking Up with Don was recorded weekly until his death on August 9, 2022, and remains available worldwide, with listeners of all experience levels continuing to journey through the solar system and beyond.

Latest Episodes:

LUWD #0086 Astronomy Projects You Can Do Aug 24, 2021

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"There is no end to the things that can be seen".

Don Machholz

LUWD #0085 Here is Mira Aug 17, 2021

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"This week Mira is at its brightest."

Don Machholz

LUWD #0084 A Study of Fuzzy Nebulae Aug 10, 2021

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"Hey, this looks fuzzy, it must be a nebula"

Don Machholz

LUWD #0083 August Showers Aug 03, 2021

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“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 Jul 27, 2021

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"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 Jul 21, 2021

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"It is known as the double-double, sounds like something you would order at In-N-Out Burger"

Don Machholz

LUWD #0080 Stars Jul 13, 2021

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A lot of craters on the moon look like the letter "O"

- DON MACHHOLZ

LUWD #0079 Radio Astronomy Jul 06, 2021

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What's all that static on the radio?

-Don Machholz

LUWD #0078 How To Use A Telescope Jun 29, 2021

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"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 Jun 22, 2021

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Sometimes 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

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