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August Night Sky Notes: Seeing Double
By Kat Troche
During the summer months, we tend to miss the views of Saturn, Jupiter and other heavenly bodies.… Continue reading.
Denver Astronomical Society
75th Anniversary Milestones
1949 – Founded as the Denver Telescope Maker’s Club. During the early years of the club, meetings were held twice each month: one meeting at the then Denver Museum of Natural History, and the other at the University of Denver’s historic Chamberlin Observatory.… Continue reading.
Approximately 60 DAS members gathered outdoors at Chamberlin Observatory on July 20 for the annual club picnic, and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the organization. Brothers BBQ was the caterer for the event, bringing three delicious meats and some sides, as well as lemonade and iced tea.… Continue reading.
By David H. Levy
The wonderful visit of Olbers’s Comet.
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, David Rossetter and I headed out for our monthly observing session at the Chirichuaha astronomy complex, the dark site of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association. In addition to the normal 2 hours of comet searching I did that evening, David located Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, a bright 10th magnitude comet with a pretty dust tail.… Continue reading.
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By Vivian White
High in the summer sky, the constellation Hercules acts as a centerpiece for late-night stargazers.… Continue reading.
By David H. Levy
For the last few nights I have been looking in one particular direction of the sky: the northeast. Over a period of four nights, I have noticed a faint glow in that direction. It wasn’t bright, certainly nothing about which to write home, but it was the aurora borealis. … Continue reading.
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By Kat Troche
Millions were able to experience the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, inspiring folks to become amateur astronomers – hooray!… Continue reading.
by David H. Levy
A Total Eclipse of the Sun, part Two.
This is a story, not a report on observations.
On April 8, a total eclipse of the Sun tracked across Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Most of the United Staes enjoyed clear weather, and most of Canada did too.… Continue reading.
