Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.
April 14:
- DAS General Membership Meeting – Dr. Winston Pendleton, retired educator, scientist, and researcher will speak to DAS members about Gaia- ESA’s Billion-Star Surveyor at Regis University’s Peter Claver Hall, Room 328. 7:00PM
April 15:
- Astronomical Observing 101 Class: 7:00 PM at the Chamberlain Observatory (Registration Required).
- Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – General Meeting for DAS Members: 7:00 PM (more info).
April 16:
- Look for the waning Pink Gibbous Moon near Antares in the constellation Scorpius in the early morning around 2:30 AM.
April 17:
- Standlely Lake Stargazing Virtual Program (Virtual Lecture) – 6PM (Zoom link).
April 18:
- As we discussed in our Common Asterisms article, the Sickle is an asterism made up of a subset of the stars in the constellation Leo that resembles a backward question mark, which can be seen throughout the spring season. Look for the Sickle high in the southern skies this week around 10pm.
April 19:
- The Moon can bee seen interacting with the handle of the Teapot – another common asterism in the constellation Sagittarius that looks like a teapot. 4:30 AM
April 20:
- Third Quarter Pink Moon: 7:35 PM
Sky Map
- The pdf map of the April night sky from SkyMaps.com can be found at https://www.skymaps.com/skymaps/tesmn2504.pdf.
This Week’s Meteoric Activity:
You can keep track of the activity of meteor showers as well as those beyond the limits of visual observing by visiting the NASA Meteor Shower Portal.
- Anthelion (ANT): 1:00 AM local time in western Leo: 2 per hour.
- nu Cygnids (NCY): 1 hour before dawn in eastern Lyra: less than 1 per hour.
- alpha Virginids (AVB) 1:00 AM local time in central Virgo: less than 1 per hour.
- zeta Cygnids (ZCY) 1 hour before dawn in western Cygnus: less than 1 per hour.
- April epsilon Delphinids (AED) 1 hour before dawn in eastern Delphinus: less than 1 per hour.
Clear skies and happy stargazing!
