Name: Astronomy Night at Chamberlin Observatory
Start: 2026-06-16T14:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-06-16T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Chamberlin Observatory

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

May 25 (Memorial Day):

👀 Look for Mars and Saturn, these two planets grace the morning sky low in the east in the constellation Pisces just before sunrise at 4:45 AM.

May 29:

🔭 Catch Jupiter and it’s four Galilean moons. As summer draws closer and Gemini sets earlier. Take some time to appreciate the gas giant and its satellites before they disappear from the night sky in early July.

May 30:

👀 Look for the waxing gibbous Strawberry Moon near Antares, the red alpha star in the constellation Scorpius low in the southeastern sky around 10:00 PM.

May 31 (Blue Moon – second in a month):

🆓 Don’t forget to pick up your FREE Full Moon chips and Queso with the purchase of an entrée at QDoba Mexican Grill.
🌕 Full Strawberry Moon: 2:45 AM

This Week’s Solar System Summary:

The Sun shifts from rising about 5:46 AM to 5:43 AM, while sunset moves from 8:12 PM to 8:16 PM, continuing the march toward the longest days of the year.
The Moon rises in the morning at the start of the week and shifts into the afternoon and evening hours by the weekend, while moonset moves from the late evening into the overnight hours.
Venus remains the dominant evening planet, blazing brightly in the western sky after sunset and setting between 11:00 PM and 11:10 PM.
Jupiter continues to sink lower into the western evening sky, setting between about 12:25 AM and 12:05 AM by week’s end.
Mercury begins to emerge from the Sun’s glare late in the week but remains extremely difficult to observe very low in the western sky after sunset. Mars and Saturn remain low in the eastern sky before sunrise, offering only brief observing windows for experienced observers with a clear horizon.
Uranus is now poorly placed for evening observing, setting around 9:00 PM and disappearing into twilight shortly after sunset.
Neptune rises before sunrise and remains a difficult telescopic target in the dawn sky.

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 northern Scorpius near β Scorpii (Acrab): About 2 per hour
η Aquariids (ETA): 4:00–5:00 AM low in Aquarius near α Aquarii (Sadalmelik): Less than 1 per hour (ending activity this week; low radiant limits Denver visibility)
June Bootids (JBO): 3:00–4:00 AM in Boötes near β Boötis (Nekkar): Less than 1 per hour (very early activity)