Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.

May 5:

• The eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks between 3:00AM and sunrise. Learn more about this shower and what causes it.
• DAS General Membership Meeting featuring Dr. Craig Edward DeForest, Director of the Department of Solar and Heliospheric Physics, Southwest Research Institute – Presenting: “NASA’s PUNCH Mission”: 7:00 p.m. Regis University Peter Claver Hall, Room 328
• Look for the waxing Flower Moon near Regulus in Leo high in the southern sky.

May 6:

• Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – General Meeting for DAS Members: 7:00 PM (more info).

May 7:

• Look for Mars right next to the Beehive Cluster (M 44) in the western skies throughout this whole week.

May 8:

• Standlely Lake Stargazing Virtual Program (Virtual Lecture) – 6PM (Zoom link).

May 9:

• Look for the waxing Gibbous Flower Moon right next to Spica in the constellation Virgo in the southern sky around 11:00 PM.

May 10:

• Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 7PM MDT (distance 406,244km; angular size 29.4′).

May 11:

• Happy Mother’s Day from the Denver Astronomical Society!

Sky Map

• The pdf map of the night sky from SkyMaps.com can be found at https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps

This Week’s Meteoric Activity:

You can keep track of the activity of meteor showers as well as those beyond the limits of visual observing by visiting the NASA Meteor Shower Portal.

• Anthelion (ANT): 1:00 AM local time in western Libra: 1 per hour.
• eta Aquariids (ETA) q hour before dawn in western Aquarius: Less that 1 per hour. Peaked on May 4th.

Clear skies and happy stargazing!