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Elephant Trunk Nebula
© 2012 Alan Erickson
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OUR
MISSION
The
Denver
Astronomical
Society
(DAS)
promotes
the
enjoyment
and
understanding
of
astronomical
phenomena,
history
and lore
by
providing
educational
and
observing
opportunities
for our
members,
education
to the
general
public,
and
outreach
activities
at the
University
of
Denver’s
historic
Chamberlin
Observatory,
schools,
and
nature
centers.
ACTIVITIES
DAS
monthly meetings
feature
outstanding
presentations
on a
wide
array of
astro-nomical
and
space-science
topics
and are
open to
the
public
(except
for
society
functions
in March
and
December.)
All of
these
meetings
feature
social
opportunities.
Members
in good
standing
have
full
access
to our
Edmund
G. Kline
Dark
Site
near
Deer
Trail,
Colorado.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION
The society’s public
and education
outreach activities
reach over 6,000
children and adults
each year, and
include twice-weekly
public observing
nights
and monthly
open house star
gazing nights
at Chamberlin
Observatory. The DAS
also hosts events to
access special
astronomical
phenomena such as
eclipses,
comets, close
planet approaches,
and the June 6, 2012
Transit of Venus.
 The DAS
is an
active
participant
in the
NASA/JPL
Night
Sky
Network
of
astronomical
observing
clubs.
Each
Fall,
the DAS
promotes
Colorado
Astronomy
Day
on the
fall
National
Astronomy
Day, in
association
with the
University
of
Denver,
the
Denver
Museum
of
Nature
and
Science,
and
other
Colorado
astronomical
societies.
The
Society’s
Van
Nattan-Hansen
Scholarship
Fund
provides
support
to
qualifying
Denver-area
students
seeking
degrees
in
astronomy,
space-science
and
related
programs.
The DAS
is also
active
in the
preservation
of
Chamberlin
Observatory,
spearheading
the
drive
for its
listing
in the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places
and
promoting
recent
renovation
activities
by the
University
of
Denver.
 The
DAS is a
proud
member
of the
Astronomical
League,
Mountain
Astronomical
Research
Section
(MARS),
and all
members
of the
society
are
members
of the
AL and
entitled
to its
benefits.
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