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

September 21: On this day in 2003, NASA ended the Galileo spacecraft’s mission by sending it into Jupiter’s atmosphere after nearly eight years exploring the giant planet and its moons.… Continue reading.

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

September 14: DAS General Meeting: “A Graphical Tour of the Cosmos”w/ Dr. Ed Friedman: Free, in-person event at Secular Hub: 7:00PM Check out the waxing crescent Harvest Moon near Venus: low in the western sky in the constellation Virgo just after sunset at 8:00PM September 15: On September 15, 1966: Gemini 11 returned to Earth after a three-day mission that included rendezvous and docking with an Agena target vehicle and two spacewalks.… Continue reading.

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

September 7: Look for the waning crescent Stergeon Moon making a line with Castor and Pollux and Mars nearby in the constellation Gemini low in the eastern skies around 3:00AM until dawn.… Continue reading.

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

August 31: Look for the waning gibbous Sturgeon Moon near Saturn low in the eastern sky in the constellation Pisces around 10:30PM September 1: Catch Venus right next to Spica.… Continue reading.

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

August 17: 🛰️ Get a glimpse of the ISS passing across Denver’s pre-dawn sky. The International Space Station will move swiftly across the sky from the southwest to the northeast between 5:27 and 05:33AM August 18: ☄️ κ-Cygnid meteor shower peaks with their radiant near the border of Cygnus and Draco and high in the northern sky.… Continue reading.