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.
During the Open House on May 23, 2026, at Chamberlin Observatory, longtime Denver Astronomical Society member Jack Eastman was honored with special recognitions celebrating his decades of service to astronomy and to the Society.
Since Jack was unable to attend the DAS Spring Banquet earlier this year, the Open House became an opportunity to formally present him with the Society’s Trustee Emeritus Award, recognizing more than half a century of leadership, outreach, and dedication to amateur astronomy.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
June 1: 🌖 The waning gibbous Strawberry Moon reaches Apogee, it’s farthest distance from the earth in its orbit at 406,369 km at 04:32 AM UTC June 2: 👀 Look for Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury dancing around the twins of Gemini low in the western sky just after sunset.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
May 25 (Memorial Day): 👀 Look for Mars and Saturn, these two planets grace the morning sky low in the east in the constellation Pisces just before sunrise at 4:45 AM.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
May 18: 👀 Look for the waxing crescent Strawberry Moon next to Venus, the “evening star” on the border of Taurus and Gemini low in the western sky just after sunset.… Continue reading.The Denver Astronomical Society is now accepting applications for the 2026 Van Nattan-Hansen-Anderson Scholarship (VNHA). Established in 1973, the VNHA Scholarship supports graduating high school seniors and undergraduate college students pursuing studies in astronomy, astrophysics, physical sciences, mathematics, and related fields.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
May 11: 🌘 The waning crescent Flower Moon reaches Ascending Node, as it crosses the ecliptic plane moving from south to north of Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun.:… Continue reading.Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
May 4: 🎤 DAS General Meeting – Give Peas a Chance: How Citizen Scientists Helped Solve the Photon Crisis with Dr. Donal O’Sullivan: Free, in-person event at Secular Hub: 7:00 PM 🌖 The waning gibbous Flower Moon reaches apogee, it’s farthest point in its orbit from the earth at 405,843 km.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 27: 🖥️ DAS E-Board Meeting: Members’ Only virtual event via Zoom (check Slack and membership email for details): 7:00 PM April 28: 🖥️ NASA Night Sky Network Webinar: Dragonfly: NASA’s Mission to Titan with Dr.… Continue reading.