“This was a sweet spot for such discoveries: after many visual comet hunters left the field, and before the government-funded sky surveys took over.”
-Don Machholz
Then some smart-aleck says: “I thought Tranquility base was a Hollywood soundstage”– DON MACHHOLZ Podcast-59-Map-1-Evening-SkyDownload Podcast-59-Map-2-Mornng-SkyDownload Podcast-59-Map-3-Tranquility-BaseDownload
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...
“There is no end to the things that can be seen”.Don Machholz Podcast-86-Map-1-Evening-SkyDownload Podcast-86-Map-2-Morning-SkyDownload Podcast-86-Map-3-CometsDownload Podcast-86-Comet-PositionsDownload