Colorado’s list of communities working to protect the night sky continues to grow. The Town of Frisco has officially been designated an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International, recognizing the mountain town’s commitment to reducing light pollution and preserving its spectacular nighttime environment.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
August 24: DMNS Free Day: Free, in-person program at Denver Museum of Nature and Science: 9:00AM to close DAS E-Board Meeting: Online, member’s only event via Zoom (check Slack and membership email for details): 7:00PM August 25: China’s Change 7 robotic mission to the moon is scheduled to launch this week between August 24 and August 31.… Continue reading.
Look Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
June 22: 🖥️ DAS E-Board Meeting: Members-only, virtual meeting via Zoom (check membership email or Slack for details): 7:00PM June 23: đź‘€ Look for the waxing gibbous Strawberry Moon near Spica, the bright alpha star in the constellation Virgo in the southern sky around 10:00PM June 24: đź‘€ Look for the Summer Triangle asterism: with the June solstice heralding the coming of summer last week, we begin to see the three bright stars of Vega, Altair, and Deneb connecting the constellations of Lyra, Aquila, and Cygnus in the eastern sky around 10:00PM.… Continue reading.Reservations are now open for the Denver Astronomical Society’s Annual Holiday Banquet
When:Â Saturday, December 14th, 2024, 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.Where:Â Embassy Suites DTC
This year’s DAS Holiday Banquet Includes:
Social/cocktail time – cash bar from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.… Continue reading.About the External Outreach Program: Denver Astronomical Society supports outside, independent educational astronomy and observing activities. We help organize educational star parties for school, church, civic, corporate, and other public and private events. DAS provides telescope operators, docents, and speakers for lectures on astronomy.… Continue reading.
by David H. Levy
Morello’s outline there is wrongly traced,
His hue mistaken; what of that? or else,
Rightly traced and well ordered; what of that?
Speak as they please, what does the mountain care?
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?… Continue reading.
By David H. Levy
The 2024 Adirondack Astronomy Retreat.
Come gentle night, come loving black-brow’d night, Give me my Romeo, and when I shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night, And pay no worship to the garish sun.… Continue reading.
July 17: Astrophotography Special Interest Group https://www.denverastro.org/events/astrophotography-special-interest-group-asig-meeting-2-of-2-6/?occurrence=2024-07-17
July 20 DAS Annual Picnic https://www.denverastro.org/events/das-picnic-2/?occurrence=2024-07-20
July 20 DAS General Meeting https://www.denverastro.org/events/general-meeting-7/
July 20: Comet 13P/Olbers Closest Approach https://earthsky.org/space/comet-13p-olbers-finder-maps/
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SKY MAPS FOR JULY
https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn2407.pdf
SKY NOTES THIS WEEK
Sky & Telescope “Sky at a Glance Through July 21 https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-july-12-21/… Continue reading.
By David H. Levy
The wonderful visit of Olbers’s Comet.
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, David Rossetter and I headed out for our monthly observing session at the Chirichuaha astronomy complex, the dark site of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association. In addition to the normal 2 hours of comet searching I did that evening, David located Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, a bright 10th magnitude comet with a pretty dust tail.… Continue reading.
July 3: Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – Meeting 1 of 2 https://www.denverastro.org/events/astrophotography-special-interest-group-asig-meeting-1-of-2-5/?occurrence=2024-07-03
July 5-7: DAS Dark Sky Weekend (DAS Members Only) https://www.denverastro.org/events/dark-sky-weekend July 6: Kline-Dodge Dark Site Orientation (DAS Members Only) https://members.denverastro.org/event-5647518
JOIN DAS TODAY! https://www.denverastro.org/membership/
SKY MAPS FOR JULY
https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn2407.pdf… Continue reading.