by David H. Levy
One of the first astronomy books I ever read was John Benson Sidgwick’s Introducing Astronomy. Thew book was published in 1959, a year after his death. In it was a large section in which each constellation was introduced, along with interesting things to see in each one. … Continue reading.
Attached you will find a couple selections from the Astronomical League about the June night sky.
Enjoy!
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by Theresa Summer
Bird constellations abound in the night sky, including Cygnus, the majestic swan.… Continue reading.
It is with heartfelt sadness that we report the passing of longtime DAS member John Anderson, who specialized in solar astronomy and spectroscopy.
John Edgar Anderson, 85, of Nederland, CO, passed away on May 4, 2023 at Boulder Community Hospital.… Continue reading.
By Daniel Acker
I’m not sure if this is a little “old school” or not but, I have kept observation logs since the early 1980’s and I’ll look back through them from time to time and recall some interesting things that happened while observing on a particular night or compare how improved my observing skills have become or even how improved telescopes have become since those early days as a backyard astronomer.… Continue reading.
By Peter Higgins, PhD
Isaac Newton lived from 1642 (the year Galileo died) until 1727. He was considered both the first of the age of reason, joining the likes of Laplace, and the last of the alchemists-astrologers who bedazzled Europe’s royalty.1
He was a lonely figure, and a mystic, envied by many.… Continue reading.
by Dan Acker
I had the opportunity to get out to a dark sky site recently for some much-needed deep sky observing so I jumped at the chance. When I arrived at the site (not the DAS Kline site), I was greeted by members of the astronomy club I belong to, and 10 members of two other area clubs.… Continue reading.
The Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) held their monthly meeting on April 12th, 2023.
There was a new feature, the Beginner’s Section, offering tips and getting started information. In addition, some details around the April night sky, member gallery and the April monthly target image challenge was announced – the Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51.… Continue reading.
Beginning in April, DAS will be holding our monthly General Meetings both in person and via Zoom simultaneously, because a perfect location has been secured for them at Regis University in northwest Denver. We’ve also shifted our monthly General Meetings to Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m.… Continue reading.