What’s Up in Denver? March 10th through 16th, 2025

Name: Full Moon
Start: 2025-03-14
End: 2025-03-14

by Editor on March 9, 2025 with No Comments

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

March 10:

The Moon near M44 - Created with Stellarium — The Moon near M44 – Created with Stellarium

Look for the waxing gibbous Worm Moon near the Beehive Cluster (M44) high overhead in Cancer around 10:00 PM.

March 11:

The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin by Hamptons Observatory

The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin (Free, Virtual Lecture from Hamptons Observatory) – 5:00 PM (Registration Required).
Astronomical Observing 101 Class: 7:00 PM at Secular Hub Community Center (Registration is Sold Out).
Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – General Meeting for DAS Members: 7:00 PM (more info).

March 12:

The Moon near Regulus - Created with Stellarium — The Moon near Regulus – Created with Stellarium

Look for the waxing gibbous Worm Moon near Regulus high in the southeastern sky in Leo around 10:00 PM
Saturn at conjunction with the Sun at 11h UT. The ringed planet (not visible) passes into the morning sky.

March 13:

Standlely Lake Stargazing Virtual Program (Virtual Lecture) – 6PM (Zoom link).

March 14:

Total Lunar Eclipse from 9:54 PM March 13 through 3:59 AM March 14. Maximum at 12:59 AM.
Full Worm Moon Moon: 12:54 AM
Stars Without Nuclear Fusion: Much of the Physics Without All of the Confusion by Dr. Kirk Korista, WMU Professor of Astronomy (Free, Virtual Lecture from Kalamazoo Astronomical Society) – 5:00 PM (Registration Required)

March 15:

DAS Spring Banquet – Help thank the outgoing DAS Executive Board Officers and Trustees and welcome the new ones. Guest speaker, Dr. Brian Kloppenborg, will present “Waiting on a Nova: From Peltier’s Notebook to Today’s Telescopes” – 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM (Registration Required)

March 16:

The Moon near Spica - Created with Stellarium — The Moon near Spica – Created with Stellarium

Look for the waning gibbous Worm Moon near Spica in Virgo in the eastern sky around 11:00 PM.

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 western Leo: 2 per hour
Xi Herculids (XHE): Last hour prior to dawn in northwestern Hercules: Less than 1 per hour.
Eta Ophiuchids (EOP): Last dark hour prior to dawn in southern Ophiuchus: Less than 1 per hour.

Clear skies and happy stargazing!