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

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The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

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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The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

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.

Skyward – October 2023

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By David Levy

Pons-Brooks: A comet for the centuries.

When David Rossetter and I began our observing session at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s Chiricuaha Astronomy Complex on the evening of August 5, 2023, we did not expect that we would be treated to an evening of cosmic history.… Continue reading.

Looking Beyond the Stars

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This article is distributed by NASA’s Night Sky Network (NSN). The NSN program supports astronomy clubs across the USA dedicated to astronomy outreach. Visit nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov to find local clubs, events, and more!

by Brian Kruse

Looking up in awe at the night sky, the stars and planets pop out as bright points against a dark background.… Continue reading.

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