Astronomy

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

January 20:

Astrophotography Special Interest Group, Members In-Reach: Galaxy Season!, Rocky Mountain Star Stare, Planet Parade, Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Major, Garnet Star, Cat’s Eye Nebula, Bode’s Galaxy, and the Cigar Galaxy, star charts, and more!

June 3: Planet Parade (4:53 am) https://earthsky.org/tonight/lineup-of-6-planets-morning-june-3-4-2024/… Continue reading.

May 28: Webinar: Brief History of Everything with Dr. Patrick C. Breysse

May 29: MakerSig Meeting

June 3-4: Six Planets Walk the Line

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eDWcUUg-5YI?feature=share

DAS Stargazing Forecast

ChamberlinObservatory Weather/Visibility Chart

Kline-Dodge Dark Site Weather/Visibility Chart

Viewing Resources

Night Sky Networks June Viewing Companion (Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Major, Herschel’s Garnet Star, Cat’s Eye Nebula)

Earth and Sky

Sky & Telescope Observing Notes

Sky Maps for June 2024

It’s time once again for our Annual Equipment Auction!! Saturday, October 21st, through Saturday, October 28th Bidding starts at 1am MDT Saturday morning! All proceeds from this year’s auction will benefit the DAS Kline-Dodge Dark Site https://www.denverastro.org/tag/kline-dodge-dark-site/ • Winning bidders must pick up their merchandise IN PERSON in Denver.… Continue reading.

By Mike Hotka

You have a telescope and take it out under dark skies, those skies that are full of stars. You look up in awe and then start trying to find something to look at. You may start out by viewing the solar system objects.… Continue reading.

In response to a request that was originally received via the DAS Facebook page, DAS members Ron Hranac and Dena McClung joined members of the Rocky Mountain Islamic Center on the eastern edge of Sloan’s Lake on the evening of March 21 to attempt to spot the tiniest sliver of the newborn moon.… Continue reading.

By Daniel Acker

According to Egyptian records from about 2,000 BC, Cancer the Crab, as we know it today, was described as Scarabaeus, the sacred emblem of immortality. Much later, in Greek mythology, Cancer is associated with Hercules and Hydra, when Hercules was doing battle with the multi-headed Hydra and Hera, the disgruntled wife of Zeus, sent Cancer, the giant crab to help Hydra kill Hercules.… Continue reading.

By Daniel Acker

The 1988 movie and now cult classic, Beetlejuice, is where most people will recognize this name from. However, the origin of the name is quite a bit older, and derives from the Arabic term bat al-jawzā, or “the giant’s shoulder”.… Continue reading.

By Dena McClung

The Denver Astronomical Society is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Douglas County’s Open Space and Natural Resources department for a members-only program at Sandstone Ranch on Saturday, October 19. The event will show off the dark skies at the ranch, as well as help train and encourage members to get involved in future DAS public events.… Continue reading.