Our very own DAS member, Ersel Serdar, won two major awards this year at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). It is the world’s largest and most prestigious pre-college STEM competition. Approximately 1700 students from 75 nations compete at the ISEF for scholarships and glory.… Continue reading.
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.… Continue reading.
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.… Continue reading.
Attention all DAS members! We are putting out a call for new content for our online news feed as well as help in reporting on events and goings-on around DAS events.
So, if you have experience in journalism or writing, or have written something you want to be published on our website, please reach out to editor@denverastro.org.… 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.
On the night of March 4th, the Denver Astronomical Society held their annual spring banquet and announced the 2023 Executive Board. The dinner was delicious and the company was wonderful, with new members and old members alike joining each other to hear from Dr.… Continue reading.
The Denver Astronomical Society welcomes these members, new since January 1, 2021.
We hope you enjoy all the club has to offer!
By Dena McClung
The Denver Astronomical Society 2021 Executive Board Election wrapped up at 9 p.m. on February 26, during the February Annual Meeting, with both the meeting and the election held online. For the first time, members were able to vote even if they did not attend the meeting itself.… Continue reading.
By Dena McClung
The Denver Astronomical Society donated a new telescope to the West Custer County Library in Westcliffe, Colorado for the public to use.
After finding out the library had no telescope to loan, the DAS Executive Board voted several months ago to purchase and deliver a good quality, beginner telescope to the library.… Continue reading.