Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms

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By Kat Troche

In our December Night Sky Notes, we mentioned that the Orion constellation has a distinct hourglass shape that makes it easy to spot in the night sky.… Continue reading.

Skyward for January 2024

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By David H. Levy

This month let us explore one of the seminal galaxies in the nigh sky, NGC 253, Caroline Herschel’s galaxy. It shines deep in the southern portion of the sky, south of the bright star Beta Ceti and southeast of the even brighter star Fomalhaut.… Continue reading.

Skyward – November ’23

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By David H. Levy

As a youngster growing up in Montreal, Canada in the early 1950s, I was impressed by the seeming simplicity of Montreal’s weather. It appeared to me as though there were just two kinds of weather, in wintertime a grey sky, and in summertime a blue sky.… Continue reading.

Night Sky Network, November ’23: Spy the Seventh Planet, Uranus

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By Liz Kruesi

You might be familiar with Saturn as the solar system’s ringed planet, with its enormous amount of dust and ice bits circling the giant planet.… Continue reading.

2023 DAS Annual Equipment Auction

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It’s time once again for our Annual Equipment Auction!! Saturday, October 21st, through Saturday, October 28th Bidding starts at 1am MDT Saturday morning! All proceeds from this year’s auction will benefit the DAS Kline-Dodge Dark Site https://www.denverastro.org/tag/kline-dodge-dark-site/ • Winning bidders must pick up their merchandise IN PERSON in Denver.… Continue reading.

Night Sky Notes – From Galileo to Clipper, Exploring Jupiter’s Moons

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By Vivian White

“…We, too, are made of wonders, of great and ordinary loves, of small invisible worlds, of a need to call out through the dark.”… Continue reading.

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