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by Theresa Summer
Bird constellations abound in the night sky, including Cygnus, the majestic swan.… Continue reading.
It is with heartfelt sadness that we report the passing of longtime DAS member John Anderson, who specialized in solar astronomy and spectroscopy.
John Edgar Anderson, 85, of Nederland, CO, passed away on May 4, 2023 at Boulder Community Hospital.… Continue reading.
By Daniel Acker
I’m not sure if this is a little “old school” or not but, I have kept observation logs since the early 1980’s and I’ll look back through them from time to time and recall some interesting things that happened while observing on a particular night or compare how improved my observing skills have become or even how improved telescopes have become since those early days as a backyard astronomer.… Continue reading.
By Peter Higgins, PhD
Isaac Newton lived from 1642 (the year Galileo died) until 1727. He was considered both the first of the age of reason, joining the likes of Laplace, and the last of the alchemists-astrologers who bedazzled Europe’s royalty.1
He was a lonely figure, and a mystic, envied by many.… Continue reading.
by Dan Acker
I had the opportunity to get out to a dark sky site recently for some much-needed deep sky observing so I jumped at the chance. When I arrived at the site (not the DAS Kline site), I was greeted by members of the astronomy club I belong to, and 10 members of two other area clubs.… Continue reading.
The Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) held their monthly meeting on April 12th, 2023.
There was a new feature, the Beginner’s Section, offering tips and getting started information. In addition, some details around the April night sky, member gallery and the April monthly target image challenge was announced – the Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51.… Continue reading.
Beginning in April, DAS will be holding our monthly General Meetings both in person and via Zoom simultaneously, because a perfect location has been secured for them at Regis University in northwest Denver. We’ve also shifted our monthly General Meetings to Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m.… Continue reading.
The Van Natten-Hansen Scholarship applications are opening as of April 1st. In July, the VNH Scholarship Committee will award scholarships to deserving students who will be studying at an accredited college here in the United States in the fall of 2023, and who are (or intend to) major in the STEM fields, especially in astronomy or astrophysics. … Continue reading.
Following the inventory in 2022 of the DAS’s property and equipment at the Kline-Dodge Dark Site and Chamberlin Observatory, members of the Quartermaster Committee gathered at the club’s storage unit on March 12 to tackle the final and most challenging segment of the inventory project.… Continue reading.