The Monthly Newsletter of the Denver Astronomical Society         

Current Issue of the Denver Observer

The Denver Observer features society news, information on upcoming general meeting speakers and star parties, full-color astronomical images by DAS members, The Sky This Month, informative feature articles, and much more.

DAS members have the option of having a black and white copy of the Observer sent to them by postal mail.

The June 2008 issue is now available for downloading.

Click on the links to download the issue(s) you want:

• June 2008 (2.7MB)
  Steve Solon's Rosette Nebula, Presidents Corner, June Skies, Stephanie Pahl's Analemma presentation at June General Meeting.
• May 2008 (783KB)
  Summer is Star Party Time, Phil Good Astro Imager Profile, May Skies, New DAS Renewal Date, President's Corner, Cover: Phil Good's M31.
• April 2008 (1.6MB)
  Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship, Steve Solon Imager Profile, Chuck Carlson's "Heavenly Intrigue," President's Corner, April Skies, Cover: Joe Gafford's Whirlpool Galaxy.
• March 2008 (1.2MB)
  Marathon Days! Annual Spring Banquet, Phil Good's M13, March Skies, President's Corner, Messier Marathon Part 2, DAS E-Board Election Results
• February 2008 (4.6MB)
  Phil Good's Monkey Head Nebula; February Skies; Presidents Corner; David Grinspoon to be February Speaker; Messier Marathon Part One; New Member Area on Web Site
• January 2008 (1.8MB)
  "Image(ine) That," Part III by Steve Solon; January Skies; David Wolf's Pleiades, January speaker: Michael Carroll, space artist.
• December 2007 (2.5MB)
  "Image(ine) That," Part II by Steve Solon, December Skies, Joe Gafford's Comet Holmes, Comet 17/P Holmes Gallery, President's Corner.
• November 2007 (961KB)
  November Skies; "Image(ine) That", Part I by Steve Solon; President's Corner; Holiday Potluck News; Phil Good's Bubble Nebula.
• October 2007 (1.1MB)
  October Skies, Dave Wolfe's North American & Pelican Nebulae, October Meeting Speaker, Colorado Astronomy Day Report, President's Corner, In Defense of Department Store Telescopes.
• September 2007 (854KB) 
  ALCON 2007 Report, September Skies, President's Corner, Colorado Astronomy Day Preview, Naomi Pequette's NYAA Award, Cosmic Cockroaches, images by Steve Solon, Joe Gafford & David Wolf.
• August 2007 (922KB)
  August Skies; Phil Good's Crescent Nebula; VP's Report; Astronomy Week/Ferris Pre-Screening Flyer
• July 2007 (558KB)
  July Skies; President's Corner, July Speaker Max Moe
• June 2007 (1.1MB)
  June Skies, M104, guest speakers for summer, Ron Mickle receives honor, DAS in the news, Summer friends
• May 2007 (1MB)
  May Skies, News, "Becoming an AL Master Observer," Darrell Dodge.
• April 2007 (1MB)
  Messier Marathon Report, John Bally preview, Banquet report, black hole breakfast, Messier Images
• March 2007 (1MB)
  Orion's Astrophysics Laboratory, Messier Marathon preview and observing hints.
• February 2007 (4MB)
  Phil Good's M42 image, Jim Holder's Dusk and Daytime finder charts; Time, DST and April 15th
• January 2007 (3.5MB)
  Year in Review Photo Album, Mark Bottorff preview, Space Weather for Air Travelers
• December 2006
  Mercury Transit Report and Photo Album, Colorado Astronomy Day Report.
• November 2006
  Ron Pearson's Mercury Transit preview, Dark Site update, Promoting the DAS
• October 2006
  Mercury Transit observing information, Pleiades Occultation

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