Sharing the Night Sky with the Public Since 1949

For over seventy-five years, the Denver Astronomical Society has brought together stargazers across the Denver metropolitan area and beyond. The society hosts dozens of events and activities yearly to promote amateur astronomy across our unique region, one mile nearer the stars.

June

8:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Open House

Looking for a FREE fun family activity? Join the Denver Astronomical Society for our monthly Open House Saturday night at dusk. This event will occur on the south lawn of DU’s historic Chamberlin Observatory, 2930 E. Warren Avenue, Denver. Weather … Read More ...

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Astrophotography Special Interest Group – April 12, 2023

The Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) held their monthly meeting on April 12th, 2023. There was a new feature, the Beginner’s Section, offering tips and getting started information. In addition, some details around the April night sky, member gallery and the April monthly target image challenge was announced – the Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51. Attached, you will also find the slides from the presentation, including a gallery of user submitted photos, like the one below submitted by Tommy Lease.
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In-Person DAS Meetings are BACK! And They’re on a New Night!

Beginning in April, DAS will be holding our monthly General Meetings both in person and via Zoom simultaneously, because a perfect location has been secured for them at Regis University in northwest Denver. We’ve also shifted our monthly General Meetings to Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. MT. Our first meeting will be on Monday, April 10, with the room opening at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. We plan to finish by 9:00 p.m. to permit those who will be working the next day to get home in a timely manner. For the last many months, the DAS Executive…
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Van Natten-Hansen Scholarship – 2023

The Van Natten-Hansen Scholarship applications are opening as of April 1st. In July, the VNH Scholarship Committee will award scholarships to deserving students who will be studying at an accredited college here in the United States in the fall of 2023, and who are (or intend to) major in the STEM fields, especially in astronomy or astrophysics. If you know any high school seniors or undergraduate students who meet these requirements, please let them know about the scholarship! The application can be found here: https://qvbtfntp.paperform.co/ Applications will be accepted between April 1st and June 15th each year. Even if you don’t personally…
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DAS Inventory Nears Completion

Following the inventory in 2022 of the DAS’s property and equipment at the Kline-Dodge Dark Site and Chamberlin Observatory, members of the Quartermaster Committee gathered at the club’s storage unit on March 12 to tackle the final and most challenging segment of the inventory project. Due to an overwhelming volume of donations that came in rapidly during 2022 with little time to evaluate them, the storage unit was filled with items that needed to be assessed, sorted, cataloged, tagged with inventory stickers, photographed, and put back in better order. In addition to the new chairperson of the Quartermaster Committee, Kevin…
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Chamberlin Observatory Tours

The Denver Astronomical Society hosts weekly and monthly events* at the University of Denver’s historic Chamberlin Observatory, which features its prized 1894 Alvan Clark-Saegmuller 20-inch refracting telescope. The Observatory serves as the DAS home base for numerous Astronomy Nights, Open Houses, and special events throughout the year.

Due to overwhelming demand, we are changing how we reserve our Astronomy Nights and adding more to the calendar. For details, see our Reservations page.

If you have any questions about EXISTING reservations or want to change your existing reservation, email us at reservations@denverastro.org.

M•45 – Pleiades, Seven Sisters, Subaru image by Darrell Dodge

Astrophotography Special Interest Group

The Denver Astronomical Society (DAS) has established a Special Interest Group amongst its members devoted to Astrophotography. Do you want to learn or improve your skills in astrophotography? Do you enjoy viewing pictures of the Sun, Moon, Planets, or Deep Sky Objects? Can you take similar images? You may have skills that you could pass on to novice members. Consider joining DAS and being part of this Special Interest Group. Please email us for more information. astrophotogroup@denverastro.org

The Van Nattan-Hansen-Anderson Scholarship

Established in 1973, the DAS Van Nattan-Hansen-Anderson Scholarship supports graduating high school and undergraduate college students majoring in astronomy and the physical sciences. Interested and eligible students are invited to apply for funding on the Scholarship Page.