Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
February 16 (Presidents’ Day):
- Tonight is a great night to catch the Great Red Spot of Jupiter with a telescope high overhead in the constellation Gemini, as the giant, spiral storm makes its way across the face of the gas giant between approximately 7:00 and 11:00PM
February 17:
- NASA Night Sky Network: A Storm of Stars: Knowing the Milky Way from Star Counts to Gravitational Waves with Shane Larson: Free Virtual Event via YouTube: 7:00 PM
- New Worm Moon: 5:01 AM
- Annular Solar Eclipse. Sadly, the annual solar eclipse will not be visible anywhere close to Denver this year. But if you’re willing to travel, annularity spans a narrow path across Antarctica. Partial eclipse phases visible from southernmost Argentina and Chile, southern Africa, and Antarctica: 11:43 to 12:41 UT
February 18:
- DAS Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – Advanced Image Processing: DAS Members Only Virtual Event via Zoom (Find login information in DAS Membership email and on Slack): 7:00 PM
February 19:
- Catch a small sliver of the waxing crescent Worm Moon near Saturn just above Mercury low in the western sky in the constellation Pisces just after sunset.
- Mercury reaches its easternmost elongation reaching it’s highest point east in its orbit around the sun from Earth’s vantage point: 10:35 AM
- Standley Lake Weekly Livestream! (virtual): Free Online program via Zoom: 6:00PM
- Exploring the Mysterious Blue Planets: A deep dive into Neptune & Uranus with Dr. Fran Bagenal and Dr. Nick Schneider: Ticketed In-person Event at Fiske Planetarium📍: 7:00 PM
February 20:
- Exploring the Mysterious Blue Planets: A deep dive into Neptune & Uranus with Dr. Fran Bagenal and Dr. Nick Schneider: Ticketed In-person Event at Fiske Planetarium📍: 7:00 PM
- Dark Skies & Deep Space: Stories in the Winter Sky (Stargazing) with Longmont Astronomical Society): Free In-person Event (registration required) Beech Shelter near Left Hand TH📍: 5:30PM
- Catch Saturn next to Neptune
February 21:
- DAS Open House: Uranus! Jupiter! Free Public In-person Event at the Historic Chamberlin Observatory📍: 5:30 PM
February 22:
This Week’s Meteoric Activity:
You can keep track of the activity of meteor showers as well as those beyond the limits of visual observing by visiting the NASA Meteor Shower Portal.
- Anthelion (ANT): 1:00 AM in central Leo: About 3 per hour
Check Out These Helpful Guides from DAS:
- Where to Explore the 2026 Denver Night Skies
- When to Explore the 2026 Denver Night Skies
- What to Explore in the 2026 Denver Night Skies
Sky Map
- A pdf map of the night sky can be found at https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps
