“Charles Messier lived some two hundred years ago in France,
from where he searched for comets, whenever he got the chance”
Don Machholz
"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 Machholz
Here is the surprising thing: 21 of the 26 individuals found their first comet during this decade, 1975 through 1984DON MACHHOLZ Podcast-37-A-Decade-of-Comets-Part-2bDownload Podcast-37-Map-1Download Podcast-37-Map-2Download...
"It is one of the most interesting features on the moon."-Don Machholz
