By David H. Levy
This month let us explore one of the seminal galaxies in the nigh sky, NGC 253, Caroline Herschel’s galaxy. It shines deep in the southern portion of the sky, south of the bright star Beta Ceti and southeast of the even brighter star Fomalhaut.… Continue reading.
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By Kat Troche
It’s that time of year again: winter!… Continue reading.
By Mike Hotka
You are ready to drive to your chosen observing location. At this point, you have prepared the list of objects you will observe. You have been watching the weather of your observing location and picked a night that will be clear and transparent.… Continue reading.
By David H. Levy
As a youngster growing up in Montreal, Canada in the early 1950s, I was impressed by the seeming simplicity of Montreal’s weather. It appeared to me as though there were just two kinds of weather, in wintertime a grey sky, and in summertime a blue sky.… Continue reading.
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By Liz Kruesi
You might be familiar with Saturn as the solar system’s ringed planet, with its enormous amount of dust and ice bits circling the giant planet.… Continue reading.
Thank you to Denver Astronomical Society and Girl scout troop 67610 on September 22nd at DU’s Historic Chamberlin observatory! The event featured a presentation on different aspects of astronomy from Ersel Serdar, a member of AstroGroup Denver, DAS’s teen outreach group.… Continue reading.
On October 14th, 2023, there was a gathering of people at the Chamberlain observatory for the annular solar eclipse.
The party started around 8:45am and with almost 200 people at any one time, and 375 pairs of eclipse glasses sold, there was a lot of activity in the park!… Continue reading.
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By Vivian White
“…We, too, are made of wonders, of great and ordinary loves, of small invisible worlds, of a need to call out through the dark.”… Continue reading.
By David Levy
Pons-Brooks: A comet for the centuries.
When David Rossetter and I began our observing session at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s Chiricuaha Astronomy Complex on the evening of August 5, 2023, we did not expect that we would be treated to an evening of cosmic history.… Continue reading.
By Mike Hotka
You have a telescope and take it out under dark skies, those skies that are full of stars. You look up in awe and then start trying to find something to look at. You may start out by viewing the solar system objects.… Continue reading.