This Saturday the 13th the Denver Astronomical Society will host its August open house at Observatory Park on the University of Denver campus. The historic Chamberlin Observatory and its 20-inch Clark refractor telescope will be open to the public. DAS members will have a variety of telescopes set up on the park’s lawn next to the observatory building for public viewing, too. Activities get underway at dusk.
This is a great family activity, so if the weather cooperates make plans for an evening of stargazing, looking at Jupiter, the first quarter moon and other night sky objects.
http://www.thedas.org/chamberlin.html
Observatory Park is fairly easy to find. Take I-25 to Evans, go west on Evans to Fillmore St. (about four blocks east of University Blvd.), turn south on Fillmore, and go about a block and a half. You’ll see the Chamberlin Observatory building in the park, near Warren & Fillmore. DAS members generally have telescopes set up on the south & southwest side of the observatory building.
Ron
This is a great family activity, so if the weather cooperates make plans for an evening of stargazing, looking at Jupiter, the first quarter moon and other night sky objects.
http://www.thedas.org/chamberlin.html
Observatory Park is fairly easy to find. Take I-25 to Evans, go west on Evans to Fillmore St. (about four blocks east of University Blvd.), turn south on Fillmore, and go about a block and a half. You’ll see the Chamberlin Observatory building in the park, near Warren & Fillmore. DAS members generally have telescopes set up on the south & southwest side of the observatory building.
Ron
