What’s Up in Denver? March 3rd through 9th, 2025

Name: Full Moon
Start: 2025-03-14
End: 2025-03-14

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Here’s a brief look at what’s going on in the Mile High City this week.

March 3:

C48 - ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team; Acknowledgment: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla) — C48 – ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team; Acknowledgment: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

NASA/AL Hubble Night Sky Challenge has released 4 targets for March. (more info)

March 4:

Astrophotography Special Interest Group (ASIG) – General Meeting for DAS Members: 7:00 PM (more info).

March 5:

Look for the Moon, Jupiter, and Aldebaran high overhead in Taurus around 7:00 PM.

March 6:

First Quarter Worm Moon: 9:31 AM.
DAS Outreach w/Girl Scouts: 6:00 PM at the Chamberlin Observatory (more info).
Standley Lake Virtual Astronomy Program: 6:00 PM webinar (more info).

March 7:

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation (farthest distance from the sun at 11:00 PM): Look for Mercury in the western evening sky right after sunset.

March 8:

Look for the waxing Gibbous Worm Moon to join the Mars, Castor, and Pollux triangle in Gemini around 7:00 PM high in the southern sky.
Open House: Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars! 7:00 PM at the Chamberlain Observatory (more info).

March 9:

Daylight Saving Time begins: 2:00 AM: Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead by 1 hour.

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.