Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 27: 🖥️ DAS E-Board Meeting: Members’ Only virtual event via Zoom (check Slack and membership email for details): 7:00 PM April 28: 🖥️ NASA Night Sky Network Webinar: Dragonfly: NASA’s Mission to Titan with Dr.… Continue reading.
Not every astronomer is drawn primarily to beautiful views or finished images. For some, the real excitement lies in what can be measured, compared, tracked, and learned from the night sky over time.
The Scientific Special Interest Group (SSIG) was created to give that curiosity a home.… Continue reading.
Each May, the Eta Aquariid meteor shower puts on a show in the early morning sky. These meteors get their name because they appear to radiate from the constellation Aquarius, near the star Eta Aquarii. The Eta Aquariids are known for their fast, bright meteors and are especially exciting because they are connected to one of the most famous comets in history—Halley’s Comet.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 20: 🪐 Check out Mercury, Mars and Saturn within 1.7° of each other, low in the western sky in the constellation just before sunrise. April 21: 👀 Look for the waxing crescent Pink Moon near M35, the open star cluster in Gemini also known as the Shoe Buckle Cluster high in the western sky around 9:00 PM.… Continue reading.
Every April, the night sky lights up with a dazzling display of shooting stars during the Lyrid meteor shower. The Lyrids get their name because they seem to radiate from the constellation Lyra, which contains the bright star Vega. The Lyrids are one of the oldest recorded meteor showers, with observations dating back to at least 687 BCE by Chinese astronomers.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 13 (International Dark Sky Week continues through April 19!): DAS General Meeting: A Supernova With Broken Symmetry: Evidence from Polarized Light with Chris Pickens: Free.… Continue reading.
Each month, the Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) of the Denver Astronomical Society gathers to share one of the most inspiring parts of our hobby—the images we’ve captured of the night sky.… Continue reading.
Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 6 (Easter Monday): Look for the waning gibbous Pink Moon next to Antares, the red heart of the scorpion in the constellation Scorpious low in the southeastern sky around 1:30AM April 7: The waning gibbous Pink Moon reaches apogee, its farthest distance from Earth at 404,970km: 2:00 AM April 8: Colorado Springs Star Party: Free in-person event at Pikes Peak State College Rampart (North) Campus: 8:00 PM April 9: NASA’s Lucy Mission: Updates and Mainbelt Encounters with Dr.… Continue reading.
From the President
A regular message from DAS’s president is something past presidents have done and I want to continue this tradition. My intent is to share goals, ideas, and encourage participation in the Denver Astronomical Society. Please feel free to contact me at president@denverastro.org.… Continue reading.
On the morning of 3 March, 2026, a total eclipse of the Moon darkened the night sky over all of the world that was in night. The eclipse was fabulous. During its total phase, the Moon was not really its usual coppery red color but more of a greyish-brown. … Continue reading.