February Night Sky Notes: How Can You Help Curb Light Pollution?

February Night Sky Notes: How Can You Help Curb Light Pollution?
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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 Dave Prosper Updated by Kat Troche

 

Light pollution has long troubled astronomers, who generally shy away from deep sky observing under full Moon skies.… Continue reading.

What’s Up in Denver? January 20th through 26th, 2025

What’s Up in Denver? January 20th through 26th, 2025
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Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the skies above the Mile High City this week.

January 20:

The moon reaches apogee (its farthest distance from earth) at 10:00 AM MST, when it’s 251,219 miles away. Look for Venus and Saturn to be less than 3° apart (about two fingers’ width)  in the constellation of Aquarius towards the southwest in the early evening sky.… Continue reading.

DAS & Chamberlin Observatory Host University Park’s Sing & Sleigh Event
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On Sunday December 8, Chamberlin Observatory was a beehive of activity as the University Park Community held their annual Sing & Sleigh event in and around the building on a gorgeous and unseasonably sunny and warm day. Approximately 300 children came to see Santa on the main floor, while volunteers served cookies and hot chocolate outside and Christmas music rang out from two speakers.… Continue reading.

Skyward for December 2024: Cosmic Thoughts
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David H. Levy

Torah study, a meeting among friends and members, takes place on most Saturday mornings. It is the only time that I try to awake before noon. It is a program of Beth Shalom Temple Center, our synagogue. During each two-hour session we continue our discussion of the Torah, which is composed of the first five books of the Bible.… Continue reading.

Seeking External Outreach Co-Coordinator!
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About the External Outreach Program: Denver Astronomical Society supports outside, independent educational astronomy and observing activities. We help organize educational star parties for school, church, civic, corporate, and other public and private events. DAS provides telescope operators, docents, and speakers for lectures on astronomy.… Continue reading.

Skyward for November 2024
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David H. Levy

Palomar Mountain Observatory.

Last month I drove all the way from my Vail, Arizona home to Palomar Mountain Observatory. As most of this column’s readers know, I have visited this place many dozens of times from my first encounter in March of 1974, and regularly from the late summer of 1989 to the late spring of 1996.… Continue reading.

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