Many of you have made my day by replying to my May 4 all-member email, for which I am very grateful. Some had questions, some respond to specific requests for feedback and involvement, and others wanted to express their feelings about the unwelcome cancellations and changes that are the result of the coronavirus pandemic and the public health safety measures that had to be instituted.… Continue reading.
By David H. Levy
A long time ago, while I was writing my biography of Clyde W. Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, I learned from him that he had discovered other objects during his long search at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.… Continue reading.
The Denver Astronomical Society welcomes these members, new since January 1, 2021.
We hope you enjoy all the club has to offer!
Hello, Members of the Denver Astronomical Society!
As your new club president, I have decided to resurrect the President’s Corner column in our monthly newsletter.
I believe that communication is the lifeblood of any organization. Without excellent communication, things fall through the cracks, people get disappointed, and messages get mixed or lost altogether.… Continue reading.
Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Earliest Cluster of Galaxies – When the first stars formed in the early Universe, essentially all of space was filled with neutral hydrogen gas. Much of the light emitted by these first stars was in the ultraviolet, but neutral hydrogen absorbs ultraviolet, obscuring observations of them.… Continue reading.
Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Perseverance Lands – NASA’s latest planetary mission, a rover named Perseverance, landed on Mars February 18. The rover weighs over a ton on Earth, and is seven feet high and ten feet long, plus an arm that extends out.… Continue reading.
By Dena McClung
The Denver Astronomical Society 2021 Executive Board Election wrapped up at 9 p.m. on February 26, during the February Annual Meeting, with both the meeting and the election held online. For the first time, members were able to vote even if they did not attend the meeting itself.… Continue reading.
Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Supernova Age – A new analysis of a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud by scientists at Purdue University shows that the supernova should have been visible in the far south of Earth 1,700 years ago, but no record has been found of it having been seen.… Continue reading.
Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Dark Matter Mystery Solved – In 2018 and 2019, astronomers reported finding two small galaxies that appeared to have little if any dark matter. This is unusual as essentially all galaxies measured for it contain far more dark matter than ordinary matter.… Continue reading.
Astronomy and space news summarized by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
OSIRIS-REx is the space probe that flew by the small near-Earth asteroid Bennu on October 20 and collected a sample of its surface material. When its controllers in mission control took images of the sample mechanism, they found that the sampling had been overly successful.… Continue reading.