Upcoming Events Through June 18

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DAS General Meeting: NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter, Chamberlin Observatory Open House (star party), Spica, Altair, Vega, Arcturus, North American Nebula, star charts, and more!

 

The attached image from Stellarium-web.org shows the expected sky at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14, as seen from Chamberlin Observatory (39.67605 -104.95297). At this moment, the Moon is nearing Spica along the ecliptic in the constellation Virgo, one of the 20 brightest stars in the sky. Arcturus, the 4th brightest star, is slightly north near the meridian, an imaginary line drawn over your head from the north to the south horizons. Also visible are the stars Altair and Vega. The North American Nebula sits northeast in the constellation Cygnus. In the constellation Cancer sits the Beehive Cluster (M44), a cluster of roughly 1000 stars that was one of the first objects studied by Galileo in his telescope.

 

June 10: General Meeting: NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter with  Dr. Fran Bagenal
https://www.denverastro.org/events/general-meeting-5/

 


June 15: Open House at Chamberlin Observatory: Beehive Cluster! Moon!

https://www.denverastro.org/events/open-house-at-chamberlin-observatory-3/

 

SKY NOTES THIS WEEK

Sky & Telescope “Sky at a Glance Through Jun 16, 2024

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-june-7-16/

 

IMO Meteor Outlook through June 18
https://www.imo.net/meteor-activity-outlook-for-8-14-june-2024/


DAS STARGAZING FORECAST

ChamberlinObservatory Weather/Visibility Chart

https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/ChmrlObCOkey.html

 

Kline-Dodge Dark Site Weather/Visibility Chart

https://www.cleardarksky.com/c/DeerTrailCOkey.html

 


OTHER VIEWING RESOURCES

Night Sky Networks June Night Sky Notes (Planet Parade, Cepheus, Draco, Ursa Major, Garnet Star, Cat’s Eye Nebula, Bode’s Galaxy, and the Cigar Galaxy)

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=1082


Earth and Sky Night Guide for June

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury/


Earth and Sky Moon Phases

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3vCqW0MEK2s

 

Earth and Sky Planet Parade Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/live/n-Sx_EydUwM


Sky Maps for June 2024

https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn2406.pdf