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  • 28 Jan 2019 7:25 PM | July Candia

    February External Outreach Events posted under "General Discussion." Please let me know if you can help. Thanks!

  • 25 Jan 2019 7:12 PM | Ed Ladner

    We are still searching for an in reach coordinator.  As a result we will be canceling tomorrow’s in reach.

    When a new coordinator is identified, we will get the schedule published.

    Thanks,

    Ed L.

  • 24 Jan 2019 8:37 PM | Ed Ladner

    At our January 18th General meeting we opened for nominations for the 2019 Executive board.

    The following nominations were recognized:

    • Nominations for President
      • Ed Ladner
    • Nominations for Vice President
      • None
    • Nominations for Secretary
      • None
    • Nominations for Treasurer
      • Scott Perrin (Incumbent)
    • Trustees
      • Jack Eastman (Incumbent)
      • Chris Ubing (Incumbent)
      • Dena McClung (Incumbent)
      • Ed Scholes (Incumbent)
      • Joe Gafford (Incumbent)
      • July Candia (Incumbent)
      • Joe Godman-Austin
      • Ivan Giesler

    Nominations remain open until the February 15th General meeting when the elections will take place.

  • 6 Jan 2019 2:08 PM | Ed Ladner

    A memorial service for Jerry Sherlin will be held Saturday, January 12 11am at;

    Southeast Church of Christ, 14601 E. Yale Avenue, Aurora, CO 80014

    Obituary

    He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1959, retiring in 1981.  In the Air Force, he attended the weather forecasting school and spent most of his career in space weather predictions.  He served at the Air Force's Geophysics Labs (Hanscom Field, MA) for three years, followed by four years at the Air Force Global Weather Central’s Space Environmental department, where real-time reports from solar observatories around the world were received and the data used to forecast the effects of solar activity (e.g. solar flares and CMEs) on NASA-USAF near-Earth space missions and HF radio propagation. 

    Jerry was assigned to the Learmonth Solar Observatory, Learmonth, Western Australia where he served as Superintendent of the radio observatory.  Learmonth Solar Observatory is jointly operated by Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Space Weather Services and the USAF as part of their Solar Observing Optical Network. Jerry pointed out that both telescopes at Learmonth, Australia, and Holloman AFB we made by Dr Richard Dunn, former Director of the USAF solar observatory at Sacramento Peak, NM.  

    Jerry worked as a civil servant at the Air Force’s Sacramento Peak Sunspot Solar Observatory and Cloudcroft Observatory, about 18 mile N of the Sacramento Peak Observatory. When Jerry worked at Cloudcroft it was officially known as Cloudcroft Electro-Optical Research Facility, owned and operated by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) until 1982. At Cloudcroft Observatory Jerry worked with a 1.2-meter reflector.  He and a colleague did photometric work on the HST  Guidestar Project.  It should be mentioned that Jerry and a few others actually did the first work on this project.  It was at this point Jerry joined the NWS – where he spent the next 18 years retiring in 1999 in Sioux City, IA. 

    Most people from Jerry’s past considered Jerry to be a meteorologist.  In fact, Jerry was trained in meteorology while in the Air Force. However, almost all his 22+ years in the Air Force was spent in space weather prediction, and all his time after 1999 was spent in astronomy. After retiring from civil service, Jerry immersed himself astronomy in every way he could.  In the Astronomical League he held positions of Exec Secretary, V-President, and later 2-yrs as President.  Jerry also chaired the ALeague’s 50th anniversary convention at Copper Mountain in 1997. 

    Jerry taught astronomy for 14 years at Arapahoe CC and the CC of Aurora.  During his time at the CCA he was instrumental in securing the funding, purchasing and constructing an observatory building for the 14” telescope.  Jerry also started the bi-annual of what is probably one of the most visible events at the Community College of Aurora, the Sherlin Lecture Series on astronomy and space sciences. Guest lecturers have included the Directors of the Mt Wilson Observatory, Chamberlin & Mt Evan’s Observatory’s, Deputy Project Scientist for Pluto’s New Horizons mission, astrophysicists from CU’s Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Space Science Institute, and Southwest Research Institute.  The Sherlin Lecture Series has been going for over 10 years now and continues.

    Organizations that Jerry belonged to included:

    • Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (UK)
    • Professional (full) member of the American Astronomical Society
    • Listed in Who’s Who in Science & Engineering
    • Am Assoc for the Advancement Science
    • Am Assoc Variable Star Observers
    • Assoc of Lunar & Planetary Observers and
    • Denver Astronomical Society
  • 10 Dec 2018 12:14 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Registrations for the Holiday Banquet are no longer being accepted, as today (Dec. 10) is our deadline to get final attendance numbers (a record - 95!) to Embassy Suites. If you've missed this one, be sure to sign up for the Spring Banquet, scheduled for Saturday March 23, where awards are presented, officers are inducted, and of course, we have a special guest speaker.

  • 7 Dec 2018 10:28 AM | Ed Ladner

    Thanks to OVERWHELMING demand, we are are adding significantly more seating for the DAS Holiday Banquet!! 

    Don't Miss Out - Make Reservations Now!
    for this fun, informative and tasty event -- only $25 per person!


  • 6 Dec 2018 11:58 AM | Ed Ladner

    What a great response in people wanting to attend the Holiday Banquet on Dec 16th!

    We've added another table, opening up 8 more seats, so those of you who thought we were sold out are in luck.

    We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.

  • 29 Nov 2018 2:32 PM | Ed Ladner

    In order to get everyone a good quality dinner at the price we are able to deliver, we have a cutoff date with the hotel.

    This cutoff date is Dec 9th for online registration and payment, and Dec 6 for check payments to the Treasurer.  

    If you are interested in attending, we still have some seating available, so please sign up soon!

  • 25 Oct 2018 8:18 PM | Ed Ladner

    The Holiday Banquet registration is now open for portal members.

    We will still support members who wish to mail in their payment inside the portal, and we will be sending out physical invitations to our members who are unable to access email.  These physical registrations must be received by the Treasurer on or before Dec 4.

    Online registrations are open until Dec 9th. 

    Please click here to go to the Event Registration!

    https://members.denverastro.org/events?EventViewMode=1&EventListViewMode=1

  • 24 Oct 2018 12:51 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    We have put together a Frequently Asked Questions page that should address most major questions or stumbling blocks with the new member portal. 

    If, after reading the FAQ, you still have an issue or question, please post in the Member Portal Support forum.

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