Approximately 60 DAS members gathered outdoors at Chamberlin Observatory on July 20 for the annual club picnic, and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the organization. Brothers BBQ was the caterer for the event, bringing three delicious meats and some sides, as well as lemonade and iced tea.… Continue reading.
The news of the recent passing of Denver Astronomical Society member Ivan Geisler saddens us. He was 79.
Ivan was born in Indiana in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany and at Field Station Sinop during the Cold War, the latter a U.S.… Continue reading.
All Week: Observing Opportunities
Feb 26: E-Board Meeting via Zoom
Feb 28: NSN Webinar Series: Astromycology in Space Exploration
Feb 28: DAS MakerSIG Meeting Link for Members
Mar 01: Zoom Event: Experiencing Totality – The Great Eclipse of 2024 Presented by the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society
* The attached image is from Sky & Telescope Magazine’s Observing section
On October 14th, 2023, there was a gathering of people at the Chamberlain observatory for the annular solar eclipse.
The party started around 8:45am and with almost 200 people at any one time, and 375 pairs of eclipse glasses sold, there was a lot of activity in the park!… Continue reading.
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.
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.