Look Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
July 27: DAS E-Board Meeting: Free, member’s only virtual meeting via Zoom (look for details in the membership email and Slack): 7:00PM Find Pluto at opposition, the distant dwarf planet will be exactly between the earth and the sun, making it slightly brighter than usual.… Continue reading.
Look Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
July 20: 👀 Look for the waxing crescent Buck Moon near Spica – the almost quarter Moon cozies up to the bright alpha star in the constellation Virgo low in the western sky around 10:00PM July 21: 🖥️ Space Telescope Science Institute: Into the Deep and Beyond: Webb’s First Four Years with Dr.… Continue reading.
Look Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
July 13: Look for Mars next to Aldebaran, the red planet meets up with the red giant alpha star of Taurus in the eastern skies around 3:30AM.… Continue reading.
Look Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
July 6: Earth reaches Aphelion, its farthest distance from the Sun) at 1.016644 AU (152.1M km): 11:00AM July 7: 🌗 The last-quarter Strawberry Moon reaches Descending Node, when it moves from north to south of the Earth’s plane in its orbit around the sun: 5:22AM 🪐 Neptune enters retrograde motion: the ice giant haults its usual eastward movement through the constellations, and turning to move westwards instead.… Continue reading.
Look Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
June 29: 👀 Look for the waxing gibbous Strawberry Moon in the Teapot, the asterism in the constellation Sagittarius low in the southeastern sky around 10:00PM June 30 (International Asteroid Day): 🗓️ International Asteroid Day falls on the anniversary of the Tunguska Event.… Continue reading.
Colorado’s new Stargazing Trail has made one thing clear: our state is not just a good place to look up. It is becoming one of the best places in the country to plan a vacation around the night sky.
The trail connects certified International Dark Sky Parks and Communities across Colorado, from high mountain towns to remote canyons, dunes, reservoirs, and public lands.… Continue reading.
Look Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
June 22: 🖥️ DAS E-Board Meeting: Members-only, virtual meeting via Zoom (check membership email or Slack for details): 7:00PM June 23: 👀 Look for the waxing gibbous Strawberry Moon near Spica, the bright alpha star in the constellation Virgo in the southern sky around 10:00PM June 24: 👀 Look for the Summer Triangle asterism: with the June solstice heralding the coming of summer last week, we begin to see the three bright stars of Vega, Altair, and Deneb connecting the constellations of Lyra, Aquila, and Cygnus in the eastern sky around 10:00PM.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
June 15: 👀 Mercury reaches its easternmost elongation from the sun, when our smallest planet will be 25 degrees from the sun in our sky making it the easiest time to spot it in our sky.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
June 8: 🎤 DAS General Meeting – Vera C. Rubin: From Astronomer to Observatory with KaChun Yu of the Gates Planetarium: Free, In-person meeting at 📍Secular Hub: 7:00 PM 🌗 Last quarter Moon: 4:00 AM June 9: 👀 Catch the much anticipated conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.… Continue reading.
Colorado has long been one of the best places in the country to experience the night sky. From the San Luis Valley to the Western Slope and the Eastern Plains, our state offers some of North America’s darkest and most spectacular skies.… Continue reading.