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Current Online Issue: January 2012

  • January 2012 (4.96MB)
    January Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner, Ron Pearson;  Dawn at Vesta Update, NASA Space Place; February Speaker: Dr. Toshiya Ueta on Cosmic Dust; cover image of Thor's Helmet, Darrell Dodge.
  • December 2011 (2.1MB)
    December Skies, Dennis Cochran; Observing Asteroid 2005 YU55, Mike Hotka; 2011 Okie-Tex, Jack Eastman; Michael Carroll, January Speaker; Holiday Party News. Photos by Darrell Dodge (Flaming Star Nebula) and Joe Gafford (Asteroid 2005 YU55 sequence); Dob Maze answer, Lisa Judd.
  • November 2011 (4.1MB)
    Steve Innes Memorial Issue. Ron Pearson, Guest Editor. President's Column - About Steve Innes; Cover Meteor Photo by Steve Innes. November Skies; "What Telescope is for Me?"; November Galaxies, Darrell Dodge; Holiday Party info and registration form; Finder Chart for Asteroid 2005YU55.
  • October 2011 (12.8MB) (796kB)
    Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship Award Winners; President's Corner; October Skies; Comet Garradd finder charts; Vesta Fiesta Photo; Maze puzzle for cloudy nights; NASA'a Space Place: Dark Clues to the Universe; images by Joe Gafford (Comet Garradd) and Darrell Dodge (Wizard Nebula & Pacman Nebula).
  • September 2011 (9.7MB) (971kB)
    Brooks Observatory Dedication (article & President's Corner); September Skies; CAD preview; Solar System Size Surprise, NASA Space Place; Dr. Doug Biesecker to speak on space weather at Sept meeting; Grand Canyon star party; Images by Darrell Dodge (M8/M20 region), Brian Kimball (Comet Garradd/M71), Dr. Roger Hassell (ISS crossing the moon); answers to Galaxy crossword; September New Astronomer's Den star chart.
  • August 2011 (10.2MB) (825Kb)
    August Skies; Jack Eastman's RTMC Travel Journal; President's Corner; Info on Brooks Observatory Dedication; Vesta Fiesta preview; August Astronomer's Den Star Chart; Lisa's Galaxy Crossword. Images by Darrell Dodge and Joe Gafford.
  • July 2011 (9.4MB) (919kB)
    July Skies, Dennis Cochran; Mike Hotka, benefits of doing the AL Observing Programs; President's Corner, Ron Pearson; Jamie Riggs, Radio Astronomy, July speaker; Elephant Trunk cover image, Darrell Dodge; The Sun, by David Wolf; Planets Among the Stars, NASA.
  • June 2011 (8.6MB) (688kB)
    June Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner, Ron Pearson; Gathering at the Grange, Keith Pool; June meeting: Bob Koff on how amateur astronomers can contribute to science; Brooks Observatory Taking Shape, Darrell Dodge; June 2011 New Astronomer's Den Star Chart, Steve Solon; crossword puzzle by Lisa Judd; NASA Space Place: The Milky Way Project; two astro images by Darrell Dodge (M13 and Leo Trio).
  • May 2011 (9.3MB) (703kB)
    Cleaning of a Classic Part Two, by Jack Eastman; May Skies; President's Corner; May 2011 New Astronomer's Den chart, Steve Solon; astro images by Darrell Dodge and Joe Gafford.
  • April 2011 (2.4MB)
    Cleaning of a Classic Pt One of Two, by Jack Eastman; April Skies; President's Corner; April 2011 New Astronomer's Den star chart, Steve Solon; GOES-R Zombie Fighter, NASA Space Place; Little Thompson Observatory Field Trip Planned; Images by Brian Kimball (Rosette in Hubbell Palette); Darrell Dodge (Witch Head & Rosette); Ron Pearson, (Discovery & ISS).
  • March 2011 (2.5MB)
    Messier Marathon, March Skies, President's Corner, Spring Banquet speaker Naomi Pequette and registration, NASA Space Place: Thank Goodness the Sun is Single. Images by Alan Erickson (Jellyfish Nebula), Steve Solon (Andromeda Galaxy), Darrell Dodge (M81/82), and Joe Gafford (IC 410 - The Tadpoles).
  • February 2011 (2.9MB)
    Simple Aluminum Dobsonian Telescope, by David Shouldice; Help Wanted - DAS; February Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner; Planets in Strange Places, MASA Space Place; astro images by Darrell Dodge (Christmas Tree and Cone Nebula), Steve Solon (M46/M47 & NGC 2438), Joe Gafford (NGC 281 - Pac Man Nebula).
  • January 2011 (3.9MB) S&S January Insert
    International Dark Sky Association, Carla Johns; President's Corner; January Skies; DAS at "The Night the Stars Fell;" Huge Space Molecules, NASA Space Place; Solstice Total Eclipse photos by Brian Kimball, Joe Gafford, and Ron Pearson
  • December 2010 (5.3MB) S&S Holiday Open House
    Okie-Tex and Back Again, Jack Eastman; December Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner; Holiday Potluck news; DAS member renewals; data for total lunar eclipse, Dec 20-21; NASA's "Blue Rings Around Red Galaxies;" Astronomer's Den Star Chart for December; images by Darrell Dodge (Horsehead & Flame) and Alan Erickson (M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy.)
  • November 2010 (3.2MB)
    Colorado Astronomy Day Recap in Photos; November Skies; President's Corner; Juno's Close Encounter with Jupiter; New Astronomer's Den Sky Chart for November. Photos by Darrell Dodge (Pleiades); Joe Gafford (Bubble Nebula): Steve Solon & Ron Pearson (Astronomy Day).
  • October 2010 (HiRes Color 10MB |  LowRes Color 0.6MB)
    Rebuilding the Student Telescope; Colorado Astronomy Days; Reunited in CA, Part II; October Skies; President's Corner; New Astronomer Star Chart; Hunting Planets. Images by Alan Erickson (Flying Horse Nebula); Brad Gilman & Steve Solon (M27); Joe Gafford & Ron Pearson (Comet Hartley 2); Ron Pearson (Jupiter & Solar Prominences).
  • September 2010 (2.4MB)
    Reunited in California Part 1, by Jack Eastman; September Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner; September New Astronomer's Den starchart; September Speaker - Jamie Lomax; Perseus report by Ron Pearson. Images: Alan Erickson's H-alpha Elephant Trunk; Perseid & Orion photos by Ron Pearson; IC1318 - Butterfly Nebula, by Darrell Dodge.
  • August 2010 (2.51MB)
    August Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner from Alaska; August speaker: Dr. James Green and the Hubble ST; New Astronomers Den for August; Picnic pics, Joe Gafford; Black Holes. Images by Darrell Dodge (M31), Steve Solon and Brad Gilman (Moon) and Joe Gafford (Cat's Paw Nebula).
  • July 2010 (2.8MB)
    July Skies, by Dennis Cochran; Warming Hut Rescue; President's Corner; July Speaker: Archeoastronomer Herman Bender; Images by Darrell Dodge (M8, Trifid Nebula), Steve Solon (Virgo Cluster), Pat Gaines (Comet McNaught 2009 R1), and Alan Erickson (M20, Lagoon Nebula).
  • June 2010 (1.7MB)
    June Skies; President's Corner; Space Day at DMNS; June Speaker: Tim Pimentel on Solar Observing; Jack Eastman on RTMC 2010. Images by Brad Gilman and Ron Pearson.
  • May 2010 (1.8MB)
    Clark-Saëgmuller Sticky RA-Lock Mechanism Repair, Aaron Reed; Comet Eastman-Edwards-Gardner, Jack Eastman; President's Corner, Ron Pearson; May Skies, Dennis Cochran. AstroPhotos: Tail of the Swan, Alan Erickson; The Neanderthal Nebula, Steve Solon; Siamese Twins, Joe Gafford. 
  • April 2010 (1.9MB)
    April Skies; Ron Pearson's President's Corner; Steve Solon to present at April Meeting; "Take It from the Beginning," new beginners outreach program, by Steve Solon; DAS astro images by Pat Gaines, Alan Erickson, and Joe Gafford; Space Day at DMNS; NASA's traveling Lunar Exhibit; Deadly Planets.
  • March 2010 (3.0MB)
    To Larry, with Love: Tributes to Larry Brooks from DAS members; March Skies; President's Corner; 2010 Spring Banquet reservation and preview; Bubble Nebula and Christmas Tree by Steve Solon; Herschel Space Observatory.
  • February 2010 (1.4MB)
    Goodbye to President Emeritus, Larry Brooks; cover image: Integral Sign Galaxy by Joe Gafford; Strasburg observatory takes shape; DAS scope loans; February Skies; President's Corner; Dr. Jennifer Hoffman February meeting speaker; David Wolf's Mars; Steven Solon's M43; general election and spring banquet announcements.
  • January 2010 (1.9MB)
    January Skies; President's Corner; Tribute to Hank Rael; Visit with Past President Carla Swartz, Jack Eastman; "Wish Upon the Sky" by Dennis Cochran; Dr. Suzanne Metlay on NEOs at the January Meeting. Images: The Moon, Steve Solon; California Nebula, Joe Gafford.
  • December 2009 (2.8MB) (S&S Optika Inserts)
    Colorado Astronomy Day Photos; Easy-View Mount; Astrophotos by Joe Gafford, Steve Solon, and Dave Wolf; President's Corner; December Skies; Mines Gets a Scope; Holiday Potluck.
  • November 2009 (2.18MB)
    First Timer at Okie-Tex, Jack Eastman & Joe Gafford; November Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner; Dave Wolf's Jupiter; Membership Renewal News; Holiday Potluck Announcement.
  • October 2009 (1.7MB)
    Presidents Corner: This Summer at Meyer-Womble Observatory; October Skies; Making an AL Observing Club Proposal; Spitzer, the Sequel; Joe Gafford's Mu Cephei Nebula Cloud; Steve Solon's Gamma Cygni Nebula Region.
  • September 2009 (2.6MB)
    WAA, A Brief History, by Jack Eastman; September Skies, Dennis Cochran; President's Corner, by Ron Mickle; Colorado Exploradome, Craig Betzina; Joe Gafford's Cat's Paw; Steve Solon's M4; IYA Imaging; Aaron Reid on Chamberlin Renovation at October Meeting.
  • August 2009 (1.1MB)
    Seeing Is ... Seeing, Jack Eastman; Van Nattan-Hansen Awards; August Skies; President's Corner; Recap of Laura Dafoe presentation; Siefert's Sextet by Joe Gafford; M64 by Steve Solon.
  • July 2009 (1.5MB)
    Big Bear Reminiscences, by Jack Eastman; Ron Pearson's "Heart of the Scorpion"; July Speaker, Mark Bottorff; President's Corner, Ron Mickle; Tips for Submitting Images, Steve Solon; July Skies, by Dennis Cochran.
  • June 2009 (1.1MB)
    First Encounter with a BIG Telescope, by Jack Eastman; June GM  Speaker: Laura Dafoe on the ESA's Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer; Public Outreach; June Skies; President's Corner; Bruce Blair Medal Winner; NASA Space Place.
  • May 2009 (1.3 MB)
    Monitoring Progress at Chamberlin; Remembering Libby Everhart; Messier Marathon 2009; Changes at RMSS;  May Skies by Dennis Cochran; President's Corner; Joe Gafford's PK164+31.1; May Speaker: Keith Gleason, by Keith Pool.
  • April 2009 (1.5 MB)
    Tribute to Sandy Shaw; April Skies by Dennis Cochran; Ron Mickle's Presidents Corner; Spring Banquet; Philip Good, April General Meeting Speaker; New Clark- Saegmuller Telescope Operators; Flame & Horsehead Nebulae, Steve Solon; Joe Gafford's Comet Lulin tail disconnection images..
  • March 2009 (1.3 MB)
    Archeoastronomy of the Chacoan Pueblo - Part 2, by Ron Mickle; new E-Board and officers photo; Ladies' Night Out, by Wayne Kaaz; March Skies by Dennis Cochran; images by Joe Gafford and Phil Good; banquet info; AL CORner.
  • February 2009 (992KB)
    Archeoastronomy of the Chacoan Pueblo, by Ron Mickle, Holiday Potluck photos, February Skies, President's Corner, DAS Imagers Gallery, Spring Banquet Plans.
  • January 2009 (1.02 MB)
    Atacama Large Millimeter Array, Part I, by Ron Mickle; Ron Pearson's Moon-Venus-Jupiter Conjunction; New CCA Observatory; Presidents Corner; January Skies.
  • December 2008 (933KB)
    Atacama Large Millimeter Array, Part I, by Ron Mickle; Steve Solon's M31; December Skies; President's Corner; Naomi Pequette on Archeo-Astronomy at January Meeting; Leavitt book review; Holiday Potluck info
  • November 2008 (570 KB)
    Colorado Astronomy Day Wrap-Up and Photos; November Skies; President's Corner (Auction); Upcoming Meetings
  • October 2008 (1.4 MB)
    Colorado Astronomy Day Preview; New Open House Team Leader; President's Corner; October Skies; Joe Gafford's Elephant Trunk; Phil Good's Horsehead region.
  • September 2008 (1.2 MB)
    ALCON Report, 2008 Van Nattan-Hansen & Horkheimer Awards; Star Stare Photo Album; President's Corner, September Skies, Phil Good's Cocoon Nebula.
  • July 2008 (1,7MB)
    DAS Imager Profile: Joe Gafford, July Skies, Mark Bottorff "Dark Matter" preview, Renewal Date Update, DAS Member Picnic, astrophotos by Phil Good, Joe Gafford, Bryan Wilburn
  • June 2008 (2.7MB)
    Steve Solon's Rosette Nebula, Presidents Corner, June Skies, Stephanie Pahl's Analemma presentation at June General Meeting.
  • May 2008 (783KB)
    Summer is Star Party Time, Phil Good Astro Imager Profile, May Skies, New DAS Renewal Date, President's Corner, Cover: Phil Good's M31.
  • April 2008 (1.6MB)
    Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship, Steve Solon Imager Profile, Chuck Carlson's "Heavenly Intrigue," President's Corner, April Skies, Cover: Joe Gafford's Whirlpool Galaxy.
  • March 2008 (1.2MB)
    Marathon Days! Annual Spring Banquet, Phil Good's M13, March Skies, President's Corner, Messier Marathon Part 2, DAS E-Board Election Results
  • February 2008 (4.6MB)
    Phil Good's Monkey Head Nebula; February Skies; Presidents Corner; David Grinspoon to be February Speaker; Messier Marathon Part One; New Member Area on Web Site
  • January 2008 (1.8MB)
    "Image(ine) That," Part III by Steve Solon; January Skies; David Wolf's Pleiades, January speaker: Michael Carroll, space artist.
  • December 2007 (2.5MB)
    "Image(ine) That," Part II by Steve Solon, December Skies, Joe Gafford's Comet Holmes, Comet 17/P Holmes Gallery, President's Corner.
  • November 2007 (961KB)
    November Skies; "Image(ine) That", Part I by Steve Solon; President's Corner; Holiday Potluck News; Phil Good's Bubble Nebula.
  • October 2007 (1.1MB)
    October Skies, Dave Wolfe's North American & Pelican Nebulae, October Meeting Speaker, Colorado Astronomy Day Report, President's Corner, In Defense of Department Store Telescopes.
  • September 2007 (854KB) 
    ALCON 2007 Report, September Skies, President's Corner, Colorado Astronomy Day Preview, Naomi Pequette's NYAA Award, Cosmic Cockroaches, images by Steve Solon, Joe Gafford & David Wolf.
  • August 2007 (922KB)
    August Skies; Phil Good's Crescent Nebula; VP's Report; Astronomy Week/Ferris Pre-Screening Flyer
  • July 2007 (558KB)
    July Skies; President's Corner, July Speaker Max Moe
  • June 2007 (1.1MB)
    June Skies, M104, guest speakers for summer, Ron Mickle receives honor, DAS in the news, Summer friends
  • May 2007 (1MB)
         May Skies, News, "Becoming an AL Master Observer," Darrell Dodge.
  • April 2007 (1MB)
         Messier Marathon Report, John Bally preview, Banquet report, black hole breakfast, Messier Images
  • March 2007 (1MB)
     Orion's Astrophysics Laboratory, Messier Marathon preview and observing hints.
  • February 2007 (4MB)
         Phil Good's M42 image, Jim Holder's Dusk and Daytime finder charts; Time, DST and April 15th
  • January 2007 (3.5MB)
     Year in Review Photo Album, Mark Bottorff preview, Space Weather for Air Travelers
  • December 2006
    Mercury Transit Report and Photo Album, Colorado Astronomy Day Report.
  • November 2006
    Ron Pearson's Mercury Transit preview, Dark Site update, Promoting the DAS
  • October 2006
    Mercury Transit observing information, Pleiades Occultation
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