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.
Not every astronomer is drawn primarily to beautiful views or finished images. For some, the real excitement lies in what can be measured, compared, tracked, and learned from the night sky over time.
The Scientific Special Interest Group (SSIG) was created to give that curiosity a home.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 20: 🪐 Check out Mercury, Mars and Saturn within 1.7° of each other, low in the western sky in the constellation just before sunrise. April 21: 👀 Look for the waxing crescent Pink Moon near M35, the open star cluster in Gemini also known as the Shoe Buckle Cluster high in the western sky around 9:00 PM.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 13 (International Dark Sky Week continues through April 19!): DAS General Meeting: A Supernova With Broken Symmetry: Evidence from Polarized Light with Chris Pickens: Free.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 6 (Easter Monday): Look for the waning gibbous Pink Moon next to Antares, the red heart of the scorpion in the constellation Scorpious low in the southeastern sky around 1:30AM April 7: The waning gibbous Pink Moon reaches apogee, its farthest distance from Earth at 404,970km: 2:00 AM April 8: Colorado Springs Star Party: Free in-person event at Pikes Peak State College Rampart (North) Campus: 8:00 PM April 9: NASA’s Lucy Mission: Updates and Mainbelt Encounters with Dr.… Continue reading.