Talk:Donald Machholz

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New comet discovery just reported

See this article in Sky & Telescope magazine. The "most recent discovery" mentioned in this article is no longer the most recent. CosineKitty (talk) 01:54, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Donald Machholz Death Location

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

My husband’s page has the incorrect death location.

I am Michele Machholz, spouse of Donald Machholz, astronomer and visual comet discoverer.

He died in our home in Wikieup, Arizona where we resided together.

Please help correct.

Here is supporting documentation of death location: https://astronomy.com/news/2022/08/donald-machholz-prolific-comet-hunter-dies-at-age-69

Thank you. MicheleMachholz (talk) 13:50, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Donald (Don) Machholz, an amateur astronomer who co-invented the Messier marathon and visually discovered 12 comets that now bear his name, died early yesterday morning (Aug. 9) at his home — called “Stargazer Ranch” — in Wikieup, Arizona. He was 69 years old. Here is supporting documentation of death location: https://astronomy.com/news/2022/08/donald-machholz-prolific-comet-hunter-dies-at-age-69 MicheleMachholz (talk) 14:16, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've marked this as an edit request so it will be seen by other editors. 331dot (talk) 14:30, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

MicheleMachholz, I ran across this edit request and took care of it. Please review it, and if there is anything about the style or wording you would like changed, I am happy to do it. I am sorry for your loss. Peacedance (talk) 17:11, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

331dot, I ran across this edit request and took care of it based on the source provIded, but don't know how to remove it from the backlog. Could you help? Thanks. Peacedance (talk) 17:09, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Don Machholz Death Location

Don’s page still states:

Born: October 7, 1952, Portsmouth, VA Died: August 9, 2022, Park Valley, AZ

He died in our home on August 9, 2022, Wikieup, AZ

Park Valley, AZ is 300 miles away.

Thank you, Michele Machholz MicheleMachholz (talk) 21:23, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]