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

December 22 (Last Day of Hanukkah): Discover the Stars at the Denver Christkindl Market with AstroTours (Free in-person event): 📍Auraria Campus, Tivoli Quad: 6:00 PM Ursid Meteor Shower peaks: The recent new moon should make for nice dark skies to see a shower that can produce up to 5-10 meteors an hour.… Continue reading.

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

December 15: Look for the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) at Zenith: In dark skies, this galaxy can be spotted with the naked eye. It’s a great target for binocular viewing especially when directly overhead: 7:05 PM Catch the waning Geminids meteor shower – even though it peaked on the evening of December 13/14, the Geminids should still put on a show of up to 50 meteors per hour under dark clear skies after midnight.… Continue reading.

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

December 8: Astronomy on Tap – Boulder with Dr. Mathias Nordvig, Dr. Lauren Blum, and Tiffiny Costello (Free in-person program):📍Rayback Collective: 6:00 PM SCFD Denver Museum of Nature and Science Free Day (Free in-person program):📍DMNS: 9:00 AM Look for the waning gibbous Cold Moon near the Beehive Cluster (the open star cluster, M44) in the constellation Cancer high in the southern sky: 4:00 AM December 9: Amateur Astronomers Association – Mars: where is the air?… Continue reading.

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

December 1: Catch Mercury rising before the Sun in the constellation Libra in the eastern sky around 6:00 AM  December 2: December is a great time to catch three Open Clusters: M36, M37, and M38 in the constellation Auriga.… Continue reading.

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

November 24: DAS E-Board Meeting: Virtual over Zoom (Check membership email and Slack for details): 7:00 PM  November 25: As winter draws closer, look for the enormous Winter Hexagon asterism rising earlier and earlier in the southeast: This asterism connects Sirius, Procyon, Pollux, Capella, Aldebaran, and Rigel and covers a vast portion of the winter night sky.… Continue reading.

The Denver Astronomical Society is proud to announce that Cate Davis is the 2025 recipient of the Doveed Levy Youth Service Award. Cate’s dedication, curiosity, and passion for sharing astronomy with others make her a shining example of what this award is all about.… Continue reading.

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

November 17: Check out the waning crescent Beaver Moon next to Spica low in early morning eastern sky in the constellation Virgo.  November 18: Amateur Astronomers Association: The Cosmic Romance Behind the Formation of Pluto and its Moon Charon with Dr.… Continue reading.

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

November 10: Look for the waning gibbous Beaver Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44) in the constellation Cancer low in the eastern sky around 10:00 PM DAS General Meeting: Members Show & Tell Night: 📍Secular Hub: 7:00 PM November 11 (Veteran’s Day): Last Quarter Beaver Moon: 10:28 PM November 12: The Northern Taurids Meteor Shower Peaks.… Continue reading.

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

November 3: Test your eyes on the Moon: Weather permitting, tonight is a great night to go through some of Pickering’s features that look best during the waxing gibbous phase of the moon, including: Gassendi, Plinius region, Vaporum, Lubiniezky region, Medii, Sacrobosco, Huygens region, and Riphaen Mountains.… Continue reading.

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

October 27: Astronomy on Tap – Boulder with Dr. Hal Levison, Dr. John Spencer, and Matt Benjamin: Free In-person presentation: 📍Rayback Collective: 6:00 PM DAS E-Board Meeting: Online Meeting via Zoom (check membership email for details): 7:00 PM October 28: Look for the ringed gas giant Saturn between the constellations Aquarius and Pisces about 45° above the southern horizon: 10:00 PM October 29: Screening of Gathered in Darkness, a 2024 total solar eclipse documentary premiere, followed by a panel and Q&A with scientists Amir Caspi, Sarah Kovac, and Paul Bryans, and filmmaker Daniel Zietlow: Free in-person presentation (Registration is required): 📍 Frasier Retirement Community: 7:30 PM 60 Minutes in Space – Dr.… Continue reading.