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Denver
Astronomical Society members on the
Observatory Park lawn |
The Denver Astronomical Society
DAS members
celebrate Colorado and National Astronomy Day
with two days of amateur astronomy activities at
the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS)
and Denver University’s (DU) Historic Chamberlin
Observatory.
Starting at
10am Saturday Oct 1st , there
will be, literally, a whole spectrum (pun
intended!) of DAS solar astronomers set-up on
the west patio of DMNS where you can safely view
the Sun in White, Hydrogen Alpha (deep-red) and
Calcium K (deep purple) spectral colors of the
Sun. If the Sun and weather cooperate we should
be able to show you sunspots, huge prominences
–many times the size of Earth, and other
changing features of our nearest star –the Sun.
John and Judy Anderson will have their
always-popular solar spectroscope set up for
viewing the entire spectrum of light and
elements in the Sun. DAS members will be inside
DMNS Space Odyssey to answer questions about
Astronomy, telescopes and the DAS. DAS will
presenting a series of “How-To” talks in the
Space Odyssey theatre on topics for amateur
astronomy.
The DAS will have an information
booth at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
(DMNS) during the day, while DAS members are
helping to conduct the solar observing session
on the West Patio of the Museum.
See
DAS Web Site
