Name: Astronomy Night at Chamberlin University
Start: 2025-05-01
End: 2025-05-01
Location: Chamberlin Observatory

Upcoming Events Through August 4: MakerSIG, Sandstone Ranch, Meteor Showers, Star Charts and more!

by Toby Sheets on July 28, 2024 with No Comments

July 28-29: Meteor Shower Peak: alpha Capricornids (CAP)

https://www.denverastro.org/events/meteor-showers-alpha-capricornids-cap

July 31: MakerSIG Meeting

https://www.denverastro.org/events/das-makersig-meeting-6/?occurrence=2024-07-31

Aug 2-4: DAS Dark Sky Weekend

https://www.denverastro.org/events/dark-sky-weekend-das-members-only-7

Aug 3: DAS Dark Site Orientation (Members Only) https://members.denverastro.org/event-5647521

Aug 2 -OR- 3: Members Only: Milky Way Season – Viewing and Photographing Our Galaxy at Sandstone Ranch (Members Only) https://members.denverastro.org/event-5794554… Continue reading.

July 2024 picnic

by Greg Davis on July 28, 2024 with No Comments

Approximately 60 DAS members gathered outdoors at Chamberlin Observatory on July 20 for the annual club picnic, and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the organization. Brothers BBQ was the caterer for the event, bringing three delicious meats and some sides, as well as lemonade and iced tea.… Continue reading.

In Memoriam – Ivan Geisler

by Toby Sheets on July 19, 2024 with No Comments

The news of the recent passing of Denver Astronomical Society member Ivan Geisler saddens us. He was 79.

Ivan was born in Indiana in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany and at Field Station Sinop during the Cold War, the latter a U.S.… Continue reading.

Upcoming Events Through July 21

by Toby Sheets on July 15, 2024 with No Comments

July 17: Astrophotography Special Interest Group https://www.denverastro.org/events/astrophotography-special-interest-group-asig-meeting-2-of-2-6/?occurrence=2024-07-17

July 20 DAS Annual Picnic https://www.denverastro.org/events/das-picnic-2/?occurrence=2024-07-20

July 20 DAS General Meeting https://www.denverastro.org/events/general-meeting-7/

July 20: Comet 13P/Olbers Closest Approach https://earthsky.org/space/comet-13p-olbers-finder-maps/

JOIN DAS TODAY! https://www.denverastro.org/membership/

SKY MAPS FOR JULY

https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn2407.pdf

SKY NOTES THIS WEEK

Sky & Telescope “Sky at a Glance Through July 21 https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-july-12-21/… Continue reading.

Skyward for July, 2024

by Greg Davis on July 12, 2024 with No Comments

By David H. Levy

The wonderful visit of Olbers’s Comet.

On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, David Rossetter and I headed out for our monthly observing session at the Chirichuaha astronomy complex, the dark site of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association. In addition to the normal 2 hours of comet searching I did that evening, David located Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, a bright 10th magnitude comet with a pretty dust tail.… Continue reading.

July’s Night Sky Notes: A Hero, a Crown, and Possibly a Nova!

by Greg Davis on July 12, 2024 with No Comments

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 Vivian White

High in the summer sky, the constellation Hercules acts as a centerpiece for late-night stargazers.… Continue reading.

Upcoming Events Through July 7

by Toby Sheets on June 30, 2024 with No Comments

July 3: Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – Meeting 1 of 2 https://www.denverastro.org/events/astrophotography-special-interest-group-asig-meeting-1-of-2-5/?occurrence=2024-07-03

July 5-7: DAS Dark Sky Weekend (DAS Members Only) https://www.denverastro.org/events/dark-sky-weekend July 6: Kline-Dodge Dark Site Orientation (DAS Members Only) https://members.denverastro.org/event-5647518

JOIN DAS TODAY! https://www.denverastro.org/membership/

SKY MAPS FOR JULY

https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn2407.pdf… Continue reading.

Upcoming Events Through June 30

by Toby Sheets on June 24, 2024 with No Comments

DAS E-Board Meeting, Makers Special Interest Group, Mars Webinar, Galaxy Season, Arcturus & Vega, star charts, and more! June 24: DAS Executive Board Meetinghttps://www.denverastro.org/events/e-board-6/?occurrence=2024-06-24

June 26: MakerSIG Meetinghttps://www.denverastro.org/events/das-makersig-meeting-5/

June 27: NSN Webinar Series: Perseverance: Three Years of Exploring Mars with Kim Steadmanhttps://www.denverastro.org/events/nsn-webinar-series-perseverance-three-years-of-exploring-mars-with-kim-steadman/… Continue reading.

Upcoming Events Through June 24

by Toby Sheets on June 18, 2024 with No Comments

June 19: Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) https://www.denverastro.org/events/astrophotography-special-interest-group-asig-meeting-2-of-2-6/?occurrence=2024-06-19

June 20: Summer Solstice (longest day and shortest night of the year for Earth’s northern hemisphere)

June 21: Full Strawberry Moon – This is the lowest full moon of the year, appearing extremely low on the horizon.… Continue reading.

Upcoming Events Through June 18

by Toby Sheets on June 9, 2024 with No Comments

DAS General Meeting: NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter, Chamberlin Observatory Open House (star party), Spica, Altair, Vega, Arcturus, North American Nebula, star charts, and more!

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.

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