What’s Up in Denver? July 14th through 20th, 2025

by Editor on July 13, 2025 with No Comments

Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.

July 14:

Dr. Roger Clark presents “Aurora and Airglow”:

DAS General Meeting – Dr. Roger Clark presents “Aurora and Airglow”: In-person at Regis University’s Peter Claver Hall, Room 315: 7:00 – 9:00 PM

July 15:

DAS Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) Meeting – Advanced Image Processing: Virtual on Zoom (check membership email or Slack for link): 7:00 – 9:00 PM

July 16:

The Moon and Saturn – Created with Stellarium

Look for the waning gibbous Buck Moon hovering right next to the ringed gas giant Saturn high in the southern sky in Pisces.

July 17:

Standley Lake Stargazing: Everyday Electromagnetism: Zoom Livestream: 6:00 PM
Last Quarter Buck Moon: 6:37 PM

July 18:

Astronomy in the Park - Photo by NPS — Astronomy in the Park – Photo by NPS

Astronomy in the Park: Rocky Mountain National Park – Eastside Park & Ride: 8:30 – 11:00 PM

July 19:

DAS Open House: Members: Please plan to bring your telescopes to set up for public observing! Chamberlin Observatory Park: 8:30 – 11:00 PM

July 20:

The Moon and the Pleiades – Created with Stellarium

Look for the waning crescent Buck Moon moving through the Pleiades (M45). Easily seen with the naked eye, the moon will traverse this open cluster in Taurus low in the east in the early morning sky.
The Moon reaches perigee (closest to Earth at 368,041km): 7:53 AM

Sky Map

The pdf map of the night sky from SkyMaps.com can be found at https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps

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 local time in eastern Libra: 1 per hour.
alpha Capricornids (CAP): 2:00 AM Local Time in northeastern Sagittarius: less than 1 per hour.
Northern June Aquilids (NZC): 3:00 AM local time in western Aquarius: less than 1 per hour.
Microscopiids (MIC): 3:00 AM local time on the Microscopium/Capricornus border: less than 1 per hour.
zeta Cassiopeiids (ZCS): last dark hour of night on the Andromeda/Cassiopeia border: less than 1 per hour.
phi Piscids (PPS): last dark hour of night in northeastern Pisces: less than 1 per hour.
c-Andromedids (CAN): last dark hour of night in northeastern Andromeda: less than 1 per hour.
July chi Arietids (JXA): last dark hour of night in southeastern Pisces: less than 1 per hour.