Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
July 21:
- Catch the waning crescent Buck Moon near “the morning star” Venus low in the early morning eastern sky
July 22:
- NSN Webinar Series: Lucy Mission: An Asteroid Investigation with Alena Gavrilenko: Youtube Livestream or Zoom (registration required): 7:00 PM
- Catch the waning crescent Buck Moon near M35 – the Shoe-Buckle Cluster low in the eastern skies in Gemini before sunrise.
July 23:
- Look for the last sliver of the waning crescent Buck Moon to cozy up next to the big gas giant Jupiter low in the early morning eastern sky before sunrise.
July 24:
- Standley Lake Stargazing: Virtual Program: Cosmic Conversations – One Giant Leap Part 4: Zoom Livestream: 6:00 PM
- New Sturgeon Moon: 1:11 PM
- Pluto at opposition (the dwarf planet is directly opposite the Sun in the sky from our viewpoint on Earth, meaning it rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night): 3:00 PM
July 25 (Dark Sky Weekend):
- Astronomy in the Park: Rocky Mountain National Park – Eastside Park & Ride: 8:30 – 11:00 PM
- Standley Lake Stargazing Star Party: Little Sprouts Community Garden, Arvada: 9:30 PM
- Dark Sky Weekend: Kline Dodge Dark Sky Site
July 26 (Dark Sky Weekend):
- Look for the brand new waxing crescent Sturgeon Moon next to the bright star Regulus in the constellation Leo low in the western sky just after sunset.
- Dark Sky Weekend: Kline Dodge Dark Sky Site
July 27 (Dark Sky Weekend):
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.
- Perseids: last hour before dawn in southern Cassiopeia: 3 per hour.
- Anthelion (ANT): 2:00 AM in central Capricornus: 1 per hour.
- Southern delta Aquariids (SDA): 4:00 AM in western Aquarius:1 per hour
- alpha Capricornids (CAP): 2:00 AM in northeastern Sagittarius: less than 1 per hour.
Clear skies and happy stargazing!
