Weekly Updates

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.

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.

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

October 20: Look for the gas giant Jupiter next to the twins Castor and Pollux in the constellation Gemini in the eastern sky after midnight. October 21: Catch comets C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) with your naked eye: 7:30 PM & 10:00 PM Boulder Stargazing – Dark Skies & Deep Space: Orionids and the Science of Starlight (Registration required): 📍 Beech Shelter, Boulder: 5:45 PM  New Beaver Moon: 6:25 AM October 22: Orioinid Meteor Shower Peaks: After Midnight Dark Sky Salida Presentation: 📍 Valley View Nature Learning Center: 6:00 PM October 23: Look for the waxing crescent Beaver Moon meeting up with Mercury and Mars in the constellation Libra just above the horizon after sunset Standley Lake Stargazing: How to Observe the Planets: Virtual Program via Zoom: 6:00PM Last day of the DAS Fall Astronomical Equipment Auction: Midnight.… Continue reading.