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

July 26, 2021 00:30:57
LUWD #0082 Open Star Clusters: From the Blockbusters to the Lacklusters
Looking Up with Don
LUWD #0082 Open Star Clusters: From the Blockbusters to the Lacklusters

Jul 26 2021 | 00:30:57

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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

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