That's home. That's us.
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew.
Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right.
Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
Screenshot showing the Denver Astronomical Society's booking calendar for April and May. Some dates are highlighted in green, indicating availability of tickets for sale to their Astronomy Night events. Other dates are highlighted in grey, indicating that an event is scheduled and sold out.
Extra Astronomy Night tickets have been released for April - no joke! Grab 'em while you can and come see us at DU's historic Chamberlin Observatory @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social !
www.denverastro.org/reservations/
A deep-sky image of a fan-shaped nebula, M42, showing a white core, grey-brown dusty structures, and pink and green outer filaments. White and blue-green stars are scattered around the nebua. Taken with a Seestar S50 from Denver, 3/21/26, 15-minute exposure.
We had a nice night with about 130 guests! It cleared up nicely after about 8:30pm. Jupiter looked stunning, as did the Orion Nebula! 🤩
Thanks for turning out, everyone. Looking forward to seeing you again on April 25!
A full disk view of the earth taken by NASA's GOES 16 satellite on the vernal Equinox, showing a shadow dividing the disk into two. The right side of the Earth, including South America and the Atlantic Ocean, is sunlit, while the left side including North America is in shadow. Credit: NOAA/NASA, https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/night-sky-network/embracing-the-equinox/
Happy vernal equinox! You may know this as one of 2 dates when the day and night are roughly equal length, or as the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and fall in the southern.
But to astronomers, the vernal equinox has an additional fun significance... 🧪🔭 (1/8)
Interior view of a the Chamberlin Observatory dome with red walls and a gray curved dome. The telescope in the center is long and white, and mounted on a black pillar with many gears and clocks visible. The telescope points toward the open dome slit, where a dark blue sky can be seen outside. People line the walls looking at displays and taking pictures of the telescope.
Hey #Denver, come look through our telescopes on a nice warm evening tonight! The Moon 🌓 and Jupiter 👑 will be good targets even if the sky is somewhat cloudy. Free, no reservation needed, great for kids! 🔭
Hosted by @denverastro.bsky.social .
Details: www.denverastro.org/events/open-...
🚫 OPEN HOUSE CANCELLED FOR 1/24 🚫
Sorry, #Denver, no stargazing this Saturday due to unusually cold weather in the forecast! 🥶
Yep, even astronomers get cold feet sometimes. See below for an alternative indoor astro-event!
Next open house is February 21 -- hope to see you there!
🚫 OPEN HOUSE CANCELLED FOR 1/24 🚫
Sorry, #Denver, no stargazing this Saturday due to unusually cold weather in the forecast! 🥶
Yep, even astronomers get cold feet sometimes. See below for an alternative indoor astro-event!
Next open house is February 21 -- hope to see you there!
A wintry nighttime view of a red brick observatory building topped with a silver dome. The sky is dark blue and starry, with the constellation Orion hanging above the dome. A welcoming yellow light illuminates the path and steps, and snowy pine trees frame the scene.
#Denver stargazers, join us for the last open house of 2025, this SATURDAY starting at dusk! We'll point our telescopes at the Moon 🌙, Saturn 🪐, and Jupiter 👑 before the cold front rolls in. Happy New Year from us and @denverastro.bsky.social!
www.denverastro.org/events/open-...
Nice feature highlighting #astronomy research at @uofdenver.bsky.social! Always a treat to show off our beautiful observatory as well. 🔭🧪 @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social
What to expect:
1) The show continues overnight
2) There’s a chance that tomorrow night’s northern lights show is even better than tonight’s (more below).
(Disclaimer: I am not a space weather meteorologist, but the folks below are, and I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express)
A night scene of pink streaky aurorae above a lit building
A night scene of pink and green aurorae behind silhouettes of trees and power lines
A night scene of red aurorae with a flamelike structure, behind houses and trees
🚨HEY DENVER, GO LOOK AT THE SKY!!! 🚨
Never seen aurorae this good before. 🤯 They were totally naked-eye around 9:45pm from south Denver, bright red and green. They're coming and going, so if you don't see anything at first, try again later!
Pics with an iPhone 13, 3-sec exposures
Wide-shot time-lapse photograph of DU's historic Chamberlin Observatory at night. Above the dome to the left is Polaris, the North Star, and the other stars of the night sky are circling around it. The building is dimly lit, and red light can be seen in the windows upstairs inside the dome, which is open to the south. Tall pine trees surround the building.
#Denver stargazers: come on over for an open house and star party with @denverastro.bsky.social TONIGHT, starting around 5pm!
www.denverastro.org/events/open-...
It's pretty special! Looking forward to more Saturny goodness tonight! 🪐💖
Hey, no need for competition. Plenty of astro events for all! 🤩
A bright comet seen against a dark starry background, taken with my Seestar smart scope. The head of the comet at lower left is fuzzy and faintly greenish; the tail extends to upper right and includes a brighter central streak. The caption labels it "C-2025 A6, 3 min" and gives the coordinates of the observing location.
Hey #Denver, it's going to be a beautiful night for a star party! ✨ Come on over for telescope viewing and building tours with @denverastro.bsky.social! We'll be looking at the Moon 🌙, Saturn 🪐, and at least one comet ☄️. FREE and fun for everyone!
Info: www.facebook.com/events/72664...
Huge thanks as always to @denverastro.bsky.social for running these popular events!
Interior of the University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory. A long white telescope stands on a black pillar in the center of a round room with brick red walls and a curved gray ceiling. The telescope is pointing out an opening in the dome toward a dark blue sky. People are standing around the room waiting their turn to climb a ladder at right that allows them to look through the telescope.
🔭 Heads up, #Denver! Our next FREE star party is happening this Saturday! Come on over to look through our telescopes, tour the historic building, and meet our amazing @uofdenver.bsky.social physics students! ✨
Bonus: Saturn is back! 🪐
www.denverastro.org/events/open-...
Our beautiful historic telescope is featured in the back-to-school welcome message from @uofdenver.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yVO...
Next open house and star party will be Saturday, Sept. 27. Mark your calendars for science fun and stargazing with @denverastro.bsky.social!
Heads up, #Denver! Our next ✨ FREE ✨ stargazing event at @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social is happening next Saturday, 8/2! Come on over and let the experts of @denverastro.bsky.social show you the stars of late summer!
(Note, start time is 8pm, not 8am as implied in the link 😄)
I've been called many things, but this is a new one. 😆🤓 Thanks to Sahale Greenwood at Denver Life Magazine for the lovely profile! Also featuring @uofdenver.bsky.social, @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social, and @denverastro.bsky.social . 💖
www.denverlifemagazine.com/jennifer-hof...
Good morning, fellow astro-enthusiasts! It's June 1st, and we just unlocked two additional Astronomy Nights for this month - June 7th and 21st! That's 40 previously unavailable tickets.
Book your slots now at denverastro.org/reservations
@chamberlin-obs.bsky.social
A red brick observatory building with a green door and a metal dome. It is dusk, the dome slit is open, and there are two bright lights on the outside of the building.
#Denver #astronomy fans, come over to @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social tonight for some stargazing! I'll be there along with the physics students from @uofdenver.bsky.social and the lovely people from @denverastro.bsky.social . ✨🔭
Details --> www.denverastro.org
I was asked to join in a series of blog posts about the importance of public lands, so I wrote about how the Grand Canyon, and the Solar System, is so much more than a checklist of things to see. It inspires us to ask questions, learn, and grow: www.grandcanyon.org/about/news/g...
Hey #Denver, come on over for some stargazing with @denverastro.bsky.social this Saturday night! ✨🔭
www.denverastro.org/events/open-...
DU's historic Chamberlin Observatory
We just canceled a reservation for this evening, so we have FOUR TICKETS available immediately for tonight's Astronomy Night at 8:30 pm at @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social .
Grab these now at denverastro.org/reservations!
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#Denver stargazers, join us SATURDAY 4/5 for our monthly open house and star party with @denverastro.bsky.social! The Moon 🌓 will look lovely near Mars and Gemini, and Jupiter 👑 is still hanging out with the colorful bright stars in Taurus and Orion. FREE and great for kids! See you there! ✨🔭
🌟 The April 2025 edition of The Evening Sky Map is ready for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF includes a Sky Calendar and user-friendly star maps for the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭
#astronomy #stargazing
