News

Join volunteer members of the DAS for an evening of sky viewing at DU's Historic Chamberlin Observatory, located at 2930 E Warren Avenue in Denver.  Member telescopes, including a section designated as "Learners' Land," will be available for viewing on the south lawn, as well as Chamberlin's 1894 20" refractor in the dome. Open House begins at 8:00 p.m. but members are welcome to set up their telescopes well in advance.

"Locating the Apollo Landing [sites] via the Lunar Elephant" is the topic for the In-Reach event this Saturday, April 27.  We'll meet at 7:30 p.m. at DU's historic Chamberlin Observatory to learn and share.

DAS' monthly Open House is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 13 at DU's historic Chamberlin Observatory.  We hope to have good weather and see many members set up their telescopes and other observing devices on the south lawn to support this important public outreach effort.

The DAS Dark Site committee is having a committee meeting on Apr 13th at 4pm at the Chamberlin Observatory.

This meeting is to discuss the ongoing work to keep up the DAS Edmund G. Kline Dark Site.

Everyone interested in keeping this valuable resource of the DAS should attend this meeting, and contribute to the upkeep of this dark jewel.

In-Reach for Members

Saturday March 30, 7:30 p.m.

Chamberlin Observatory

2930 E Warren Avenue, Denver

"Using Cassiopeia As A Guidepost"

In-Reach Coordinator Bill "Mr. Bill" Stevens will teach us how to use the constellation Cassiopeia to find other constellations using his "Cassiopeia Guide Post" hand out and hands-on training.  Mr. Bill will provide two or three telescopes, describe how to use them safely and with care.  A pair of binoculars will also be available, and he asks you to bring your own binoculars if you so desire.

This In-Reach event will be very informative for members who are new to astronomy, and a good refresher for those who have not observed in recent years.

Be sure to dress in layers in case the temperatures drop, and feel welcome to bring snacks for yourself or to share with others.

Due to requests from several members, there is now an Amateur Telescope Maker (ATM) forum. It's a place for builders, tinkerers and thinkers to post their projects, ideas, plans, and questions.

** Please note that the In-Reach originally scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, has been cancelled. 

By acclamation, here are the 2019 election results for the Executive Board of the Denver Astronomical Society. The new officers and trustees will be installed at the Spring Banquet on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

• Officers
• • President - Ed Ladner
  • Vice Pres. - Dena McClung
  • Secretary - Joanne Cusick
  • Treasurer - Scott Perrin
  • Past Pres - Ron Hranac
• Trustees
• • July Candia
  • Jason Cordova
  • Jack Eastman
  • Joe Gafford
  • Ivan Geisler
  • Joe Godwin-Austen
  • Ed Scholes
  • Chris Ubing

Tim Pimentel

2019 Nominations/Election Chair

To increase DAS members' opportunities to socialize before and after our upcoming Spring Banquet, we have arranged to start earlier and finish later than has been usual in the past: The expanded times now start 5:30 PM, and end at 10:00 PM (dinner is at 7:00, as before). 

DAS News for February is on our website, at https://www.denverastro.org/?page_id=3766, along with the rest of the articles for the February 2019 Observer.  In the News, we have notes on the upcoming DAS Election (you can still run for office!), the Spring Banquet, the upcoming 125th Anniversary of the Chamberlin Observatory, our new In-Reach Coordinator, and some nice shots of the recent lunar eclipse.