News

TV12 has just announced availability of tickets for the Dean Regas appearance in Denver on Fri. May 1st.  Tickets for the general public are available here.

https://www.cpt12.org/tickets/current-ticket-offers/buy-tickets/?event_id=154 

Members who have signed up to be telescope operators will get a separate notice to sign up.

Due to winter driving conditions, this evening's meeting at Arapahoe Community College has been canceled.  Our tentative reschedule date will be February 28. Members will receive a new email with confirmation of the new date.
Stay safe and warm!

DAS' annual Spring Banquet is scheduled for Saturday March 7.  Online registration is now available!  Please go to Spring Banquet to register and choose from new menu items, as well as getting all the details.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Good News,

Wild Apricot has resolved the bug that was blocking us from uploading images and attachments.

Thank you for your patience with this issue.

Ed L.

We are currently experiencing an issue with the upload of files to the forums.  We have an open case with Wild Apricot for support.

We are aware of this issue, and are working to resolve it.

Thanks,

Ed L.

Once again election season will soon be upon us to select a new Executive Board. Starting on January 17, 2020 at the General Meeting (@ Arapahoe Community College) we will open the nomination process.

The any voting member present at the February 7, 2020 General Meeting will be allowed to vote in accordance with our bylaws.

Tim Pimentel has agreed to run our elections again this year, and I want to express my thanks to him for stepping up and showing the spirit of volunteerism that makes the DAS function.

Positions open for nomination are:

• President
• Vice-President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Trustee (8 seats open)

If you, or someone you know, are a member in good standing, and are interested in any of these seats, please reach out to our elections officer (Tim) when nominations are open.  More details will be published as the nominations window gets closer.

The current forecast is for heavy snowfall today  and  tomorrow and very cold temperatures tomorrow evening and night, making travel difficult. Accordingly, public night for tomorrow, Tuesday 11/26, is cancelled. We will offer refunds or new reservations to all who signed up.

Everyone have a happy Thanksgiving!

The Holiday Banquet for December 15 is now open for registration here. Holiday Banquet

Please join us for good food, drinks, and an engaging speaker.  Once again we will be having extended time for socializing.

Very disappointing that we won't be able to observe the Mercury Transit today. You can livestream at https://www.space.com/ and also get updates from the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory: https://mercurytransit.gsfc.nasa.gov/2019/

Due to inclement weather, we cannot open the dome at Chamberlin Observatory to attempt to view the transit. Next chance: 2049.