The attached image from Stellarium-web.org shows the expected sky at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14, as seen from Chamberlin Observatory (39.67605 -104.95297).… Continue reading.
Enter NASA’s 2024 Summer Astrophoto Challenge and create your image of the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) using James Webb Space Telescope data. You can capture your real-time telescope image using the MicroObservatory robotic telescope network or work with data files taken with multi-wavelength space-based missions from NASA, ESA, and CSA (Hubble, Webb, Chandra, Spitzer).… Continue reading.
By David H. Levy
For the last few nights I have been looking in one particular direction of the sky: the northeast.  Over a period of four nights, I have noticed a faint glow in that direction. It wasn’t bright, certainly nothing about which to write home, but it was the aurora borealis. … Continue reading.
Astrophotography Special Interest Group, Members In-Reach: Galaxy Season!, Rocky Mountain Star Stare, Planet Parade, Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Major, Garnet Star, Cat’s Eye Nebula, Bode’s Galaxy, and the Cigar Galaxy, star charts, and more!
June 3: Planet Parade (4:53 am) https://earthsky.org/tonight/lineup-of-6-planets-morning-june-3-4-2024/… Continue reading.
Astronomical League
Night Sky Network
SkyMaps.com
Telescope.com Star Chart
TimeAndDate.com
Podcasts
Sky & Telescope’s June Podcast
Calendars and Highlights:
Farmer’s Almanac
Space.com June Sky Highlights
Stargazing Tools
Stellarium Web
May 28: Webinar: Brief History of Everything with Dr. Patrick C. Breysse
May 29: MakerSig Meeting
June 3-4: Six Planets Walk the Line
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DAS Stargazing Forecast
ChamberlinObservatory Weather/Visibility Chart
Kline-Dodge Dark Site Weather/Visibility Chart
Viewing Resources
Night Sky Networks June Viewing Companion (Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Major, Herschel’s Garnet Star, Cat’s Eye Nebula)
Earth and Sky
Sky & Telescope Observing Notes
Sky Maps for June 2024
Upcoming events Through May 26: Eboard Meeting, North American Nebula, meteors, star charts, and more!
May 20, 7pm Executive Board Meeting
Sky & Telescope Observing Notes Sky Maps for May 2024 AMS Meteor Outlook through May 24
May 15: Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – Meeting 2 of 2: Image Processing
May 17: Imagine Milk presents Luna Trivia Night at Sculpture Park
May 18: Private Members In Reach: Galaxy Season – Viewing and Photographing Our Neighboring Galaxies at Sandstone Ranch
May 21: DAS Executive Board Meeting
DAS SkyWeather Resources ChamberlinObservatory Weather/Visibility Chart Kline-Dodge Dark Site Weather/Visibility Chart
Viewing Resources May SkyMaps Sky & Telescope Observing Opportunities through May 19 Internat’l Meteor Organization: Meteor Activity through May 17
Night Sky Network: May’s Night Sky Notes: Stargazing for Beginners Night Sky Network: What’s Up for May 2-24
May 6: General Meeting: Planet Earth, Past and Present: Parallels Between our World and its Celestial Neighbors
May 6:Â Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers Continue
May 11:Â Open House at Chamberlin Observatory
Weather Charts: Chamberlin Observatory Weather/Visibility Chart Kline-Dodge Dark Site Weather/Visibility Chart
Maps and Resources:
May Sky Maps
Sky & Telescope Observing Opportunities through May 12
Night Sky Network: May’s Night Sky Notes: Stargazing for Beginners
Night Sky Network: What’s Up for May 2-24
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By Kat Troche
Millions were able to experience the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, inspiring folks to become amateur astronomers – hooray!… Continue reading.