LUWD #0082 Open Star Clusters: From the Blockbusters to the Lacklusters

Looking Up with Don

Jul 26 2021 | 00:30:57

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Show Notes

“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

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