By Naomi Pequette
Members of the Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship Committee are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 VNH Scholarship are Ryan Webster of the University of Arizona, Anna Maxey of Red Rocks Community College, and Daniel Percuoco-Poras of the University of Colorado, Boulder.… Continue reading.
By Dena McClung
The Denver Astronomical Society is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Douglas County’s Open Space and Natural Resources department for a members-only program at Sandstone Ranch on Saturday, October 19. The event will show off the dark skies at the ranch, as well as help train and encourage members to get involved in future DAS public events.… Continue reading.
by Zachary Singer
My Friends,
It’s been four years since I came on as the Denver Observer’s editor and (soon after) writer of the “Monthly Skies” column. When I started, we were still putting out an eight-page PDF—it was accompanied by a printed black-and-white edition.… Continue reading.
On Sunday, June 2nd, about a dozen members of the DAS volunteered at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s Space Day. While some volunteers answered the public’s questions at tables inside the museum, others showed visitors the Sun through their solar telescopes.… Continue reading.
The Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for 2019. Denver Astronomical Society’s VNH Scholarship program provides support for worthy graduating high school students or undergraduate college students majoring in astronomy and the physical sciences.… Continue reading.
The DAS In-Reach originally scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, has been cancelled.
DAS members were out in droves for the January 2019 full lunar eclipse, and they sent in some of their images… Here’s a selection of their work:
DAS LeadershipHave you thought about a leadership role in Denver Astronomical Society?… Continue reading.
Please note that the DAS In-Reach originally scheduled for this evening, Saturday, January 26th, has been cancelled. (Separately, we have some good news about our In-Reach program, and we’ll post that soon.)
We’ve been fielding questions these last few days about whether the DAS is hosting any activities for the upcoming Sunday, January 20th lunar eclipse.
While DAS is not having an event, Mile High Astronomy, run by our own Sorin, is—they’re roping off their parking lot, and bringing out their telescopes (including some of their newest models), and eyepieces, too.… Continue reading.
Join us on January 18th, 2019, at 7:30 PM, for our monthly General Meeting. We’ll have a call for Executive Board Nominations, and a presentation by Dr. Graham Lau on “THE CRAZIEST CREATURES ON EARTH: What the world’s wackiest organisms can tell us about life in the cosmos.”