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). At this moment, the Moon is nearing Spica along the ecliptic in the constellation Virgo, one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. Arcturus, the 4th brightest star, is slightly north near the meridian, an imaginary line drawn over your head from the north to the south horizons. Also visible are the stars Altair and Vega. The North American Nebula sits northeast in the constellation Cygnus. In the constellation Cancer sits the Beehive Cluster (M44), a cluster of roughly 1000 stars that was one of the first objects studied by Galileo in his telescope.
June 10: General Meeting: NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter with Dr. Fran Bagenal
https://www.denverastro.org/events/general-meeting-5/
June 15: Open House at Chamberlin Observatory: Beehive Cluster! Moon!
https://www.denverastro.org/events/open-house-at-chamberlin-observatory-3/
SKY NOTES THIS WEEK
Sky & Telescope “Sky at a Glance Through Jun 16, 2024
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-june-7-16/
IMO Meteor Outlook through June 18
https://www.imo.net/meteor-activity-outlook-for-8-14-june-2024/
DAS STARGAZING FORECAST
ChamberlinObservatory Weather/Visibility Chart
https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/ChmrlObCOkey.html
Kline-Dodge Dark Site Weather/Visibility Chart
https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/DeerTrailCOkey.html
OTHER VIEWING RESOURCES
Night Sky Networks June Night Sky Notes (Planet Parade, Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Major, Garnet Star, Cat’s Eye Nebula, Bode’s Galaxy, and the Cigar Galaxy)
https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=1082
Earth and Sky Night Guide for June
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury/
Earth and Sky Moon Phases
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3vCqW0MEK2s
Earth and Sky Planet Parade Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/live/n-Sx_EydUwM
Sky Maps for June 2024
https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn2406.pdf
