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# Estes Park Memorial Observatory

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- [June Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Special Relativity](https://www.angelsabove.org/2023/06/17/observatory-public-night-distributed-development-and-fun-features-of-special-relativity/) - “Distributed Development and Fun Features of Special Relativity” is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, June 24th, at 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education
- [July 25th 2026 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2026/07/20/july-25th-2026-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Are We Alone? A Scientific Look at Life Beyond Earth By Dr. Bing Chen The Estes Valley Astronomical Society is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, July 25th, starting at 7 pm at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the
- [June 27th 2026 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2026/06/10/june-27th-2026-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - A Fisheye Lens for the Universe: The Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument By Dr. Benjamin Cromey Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, June 27th at 7:00 pm. The
- [May 30, 2026 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2026/05/26/may-30-2026-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Space Hazards By Dr. Ryan French Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, May 30th at 7:00 pm. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in
- [April 25, 2026 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2026/04/23/april-25-2026-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Night Sky Photography & Astrophotography By John Berry Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, April 25th at 7:00 pm. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and
- [March 28, 2026 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2026/03/25/march-28-2026-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Discovering Atmospheres, Rings, and Small Bodies with Occultations By Dr. Eliot Young Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, March 28th at 7:00 pm. The goal of EVAS is to
- [October 25th, 2025 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2025/10/21/october-25th-2025-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Out of this World Space Technology Trends By Dr. Christine Edwards Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, October 25th, 2025. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy
- [August 30, 2025 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2025/08/26/insights-from-asteroid-bennu-what-osiris-rex-sample-return-has-revealed/) - Insights from Asteroid Bennu: What OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Has Revealed. Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, August 30th 2025. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education
- [July26, 2025 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2025/07/23/july26-2025-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Telling the Story of the Night Through Photography Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) / free public open house meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a lecture on Saturday, July 26. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the
- [June 28, 2025  Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2025/06/25/june-28-2025-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - String Theory Is Not Dead - What's New Over the Last Decade of this "Theory of Everything" is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house/star night Saturday, June 28th at 7:00 pm. The goal of
- [May 31st Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night](https://www.angelsabove.org/2025/05/31/may-31st-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - DIMPLE: An Experiment to Determine if the Moon was Volcanically Active in the Geologically Recent Past Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with the Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public lecture on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory. The
- [March 29, 2025   Open House EVAS Lecture - NASA’s Next Great Observatory by Dr. Laura Coyle](https://www.angelsabove.org/2025/03/25/march-29-2025-open-house-evas-lecture-nasas-next-great-observatory-by-dr-laura-coyle/) - The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) is offering a free public lecture on Saturday, March 29th, at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory. EVAS's goal is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes Valley. The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a large infrared/optical/ultraviolet space telescope recommended by the National Academies’ Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy
- [January 27th Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night OSIRIS-REx by Dr. Vicky Hamilton](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/01/20/january-27th-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission to Asteroid Bennu and Back is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, January 27, 2017. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in
- [November Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Library of Babel by John Ensworth](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/11/21/november-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - “The Library of Babel and the VERY Large Numbers of Science” by John Ensworth The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public lecture Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory. Normally our public lectures are on the 4th Saturday of the
- [July Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Ozone Hole Recovery by Dr. Suzanne Metlay](https://www.angelsabove.org/2023/07/25/jul-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Observatory Public Night “Ozone Hole Recovery: An International Success Story” is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday July 29th, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy
- [NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission:  Early Results from Asteroid Sample Analysis by Dr. Vicky Hamilton](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/05/21/nasas-osiris-rex-mission-early-results-from-asteroid-sample-analysis/) - Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, May 25th, 2024. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes Valley. The primary objective of NASA’s
- [Unveiling the Origins of the Universe with Webb by Erin Wolf](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/04/21/unveiling-the-origins-of-the-universe-with-webb/) - The Estes Valley Astronomical Society is offering a free public lecture on Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes Valley. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest and most complete space-based observatory ever built. It is
- [July  Observatory Public Night - Moon Missions Update By Dr. Suzanne Metlay](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/07/23/moon-missions-update-2024/) - Moon Mission Update 2024 By Dr. Suzanne Metlay The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. In conjunction with the Estes Park Memorial Observatory, EVAS is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, July 27, 2024. EVAS aims to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. As the United States
- [Aucust 31st. Observatory Public Night Space Exporation at LMA by Ari Vogel](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/08/28/october-28th-2023-observatory-public-night/) - Deep Space Exploration at Lockheed Martin Space Division By Ari Vogel Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, August 31st, 2024. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur
- [October 26th.  Observatory Public Night Navigating Nuclear Waste by John Ensworth](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/10/23/october-26th-observatory-public-night/) - Nuclear Semiotics: Navigating the Science of Nuclear Waste is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. In conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory (EPMO), EVAS is offering a free public open house/star night at the observatory on Saturday, October 26th, 2024. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy
- [July 25th Observatory  Public Night - Appreciation of Planet Earth By: NASA Astronaut Loren Shriver](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/21/observatory-public-night-appreciation-of-planet-earth/) - is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, July 25, 2015. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Our special guest speakers this month
- [August 22 Observatory Open House / Public Star Night Dwarf Planets By Dr. Suzabbe Metlay](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/08/19/august-22-observatory-open-house-public-star-night/) - Geosciences of Dwarf Planets – Pluto Update is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, August 22, 2015. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes
- [Pluto Presentation Power Point By: Suzanne Metlay](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/08/26/pluto-presentation-power-point/) - Want the Power Point from our Pluto Presentation? Or missed the meeting? Click to download Pluto Power Point
- [September 26  Observatory Open House / Public Star Night Relativity for 5th Graders By: John Ensworth](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/09/25/september-26-observatory-open-house-public-star-night/) - Relativity for 5th Graders is the subject of this month’s Estes Park Memorial Observatory open house and Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) monthly meeting. This is a free public open house/star night on Saturday, September 26th, 2015. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. We are
- [February 27  Observatory Open House / Public Star Night Orion By: Dr. Michael Prochoda MD](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/02/20/february-27-observatory-open-house-public-star-night/) - Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Michael Prochoda MD, an avid astronomer and member of the EVAS. Michael’s has offered to tell us a little bit about the Orion constellation. It would be good timing since Orion is a highlight in the night skies right now. Orion is a prominent Constellation located on the Celestial equator
- [Observatory Open House / Lecture /March Public Star Night March Quasars By Dr. Gordon MacAlpine](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/03/12/observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night-march-26th-7pm/) - “Cosmology with Quasars: Dinosaurs of the Universe.” This will be a public talk and PowerPoint presentation, with demonstrations, which has been given at the Adler and Hayden Planetariums and is suitable for all ages. We will discuss what quasars are, how they were discovered, how they work, and the lingering controversy about their nature that
- [Observatory Open House / Lecture /April Public Star Night Sq Km Array by Dr. Dayton Jones](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/04/20/observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night-april-23rd-7pm/) - The Square Kilometer Array is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday April 23rd, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley.
- [Observatory Open House/ Lecture/ Public Star Night August 27, 2016 Pluto's Moons - Dr. Suzanne Metlay](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/08/22/observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night-august-27-2016/) - The Five Moons of Pluto Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, August 27, 2016. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley Our
- [Observatory Open House/ Lecture/ Public Star Night September 24, 2016 Gravitational Waves By Littles](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/09/21/observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night-september-24-2016/) - Making the Earth Ripple: Black Holes and Gravitational Waves The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, September 24th, 2016. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Our speakers for
- [Ocober 22 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Kepler by Bil Possel](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/10/21/ocober-22-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Exploring Space at a University: Kepler Mission at CU Boulder The Kepler spacecraft, launched in 2009, has been one of NASA’s most successful scientific missions. From the first command to the spacecraft, students at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado in Boulder have been participating in Kepler’s mission operations.
- [November 26 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Juno By Tim Gasparrini](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/11/11/november-26-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - On Monday, July 4 2016 After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn. Our Speaker this month is Tim Gasparrini, the Juno program manager for Lockheed Martin Aerospace who is the builder of the Juno spacecraft. Tim will tell us about
- [March 25 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night New Horizons By Dr. John Spencer](https://www.angelsabove.org/2017/03/24/march-25-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, March 25th, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Our speaker for this evening will be Dr John Spencer from
- [April 29 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Astronomy 101 By John Ensworth](https://www.angelsabove.org/2017/04/19/april-29-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, April 29th, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Our honorary EVAS member and speaker for the evening will be John
- [May 27 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Photography By: Robert Arn](https://www.angelsabove.org/2017/05/22/may-27-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Exploring the World At Night: An Introduction to Photography in the Dark By: Robert Arn The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, May 27, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in
- [June 24  Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night STARS Dr. Gordon MacAlpine](https://www.angelsabove.org/2017/06/23/june-24-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - “LIFESTYLES OF THE STARS” The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, June 24th, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Stars are like people. They
- [October 28th  Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Cassini Bill Possel](https://www.angelsabove.org/2017/10/23/october-28th-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Cassini Mission at Saturn An Epic Ending to an Epic Mission Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, October 28, 2017. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy
- [February 24th Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Life On Other Worlds](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/02/22/february-24th-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, February 24th, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Our returning speaker for the evening is one of our EVAS
- [March 31st Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Computer Simulation](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/03/21/march-31st-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - " Is the world around you a computer simulation?" An exploration of information, artificial intelligence, and the thoughts of Elon Musk and Nick Bostrom. The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, March 31, 7 PM. Note, this is
- [July 28  Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night BIG BANG](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/07/28/july-28-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, July 28th, 7 PM. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes valley. Our returning speaker for the evening is one of our EVAS club
- [August 25 Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Commercial Spaceflight](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/08/24/august-25-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - Beyond NASA: Private, Commercial, and International Spaceflight By: Suzanne Metlay
- [October 27th Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night JWST by Allison Barto](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/10/22/october-27th-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - The James Webb Space Telescope Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public lecture Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the
- [February Observatory Open House / Lecture /Public Star Night Earth’s Biosphere](https://www.angelsabove.org/2019/02/24/february-observatory-open-house-lecture-public-star-night/) - The Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The goal of EVAS is to promote science and education in the Estes valley. Our returning speaker for the evening is one of our EVAS club members,
- [September 30th, 2023 Observatory Public Night Dr. RDee Sherrill](https://www.angelsabove.org/2023/09/25/september-30th-2023-observatory-public-night/) - Exploring the Universe Through Astrophotography By Dr. RDee Sherrill Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory, is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, September 30, 2023. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and
- [NightSky Photography Workshop Rocky Mountain National Park](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/07/31/nightsky-photography-workshop-rocky-mountain-national-park/) - Saturday, August 10, 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m. or Sunday, August 11, 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m. $100perperson SCHEDULE 7:30-9p.m.:classroom lecture at the Estes Park Memorial Observatory 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m.:alpine lake for MilkyWay 10:30p.m.to12a.m.:mountain meadow for meteors CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO BOOK YOUR RESERVATION. https://www.dawnwilsonphotography.com/night-photo-workshop-in-rocky
- [Astronomy Festival Guest Speakers at Beaver Meadows Visitors Center](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/08/03/astronomy-festival-guest-speakers-at-upper-beaver-meadows/) - Astronomy Festival Update: The east side of the park observing sessions have been canceled because of the smoke from wildfires and bad air quality. But, guest speakers are still going on tonight. Here is the speaker flyer for tonights talks.
- [“Oreo Black Holes” - Is it possible for an advanced civilization to live inside a black hole ?](https://www.angelsabove.org/2024/06/24/oreo-black-holes-is-it-possible-for-an-advanced-civilization-to-live-inside-a-black-hole/) - That Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. In conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory (EPMO), EVAS is offering a free public open house/star night on June 29th, 2024 at the observatory. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur astronomy and education in the Estes Valley. Join
- [August 26th Observatory Public Night Dr. Christine Edwards](https://www.angelsabove.org/2023/08/19/observatory-public-night/) - Boldly Going into the Future: Space 2050 By Dr. Christine Edwards Is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS, in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house and lecture on Saturday, August 26th, 2023. The goal of EVAS is to promote amateur
- [NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/12/25/ngc-4565-needle-galaxy/) - NGC 4565 - Edge on Spiral Galaxy. Location: Coma Berenices. Distance: 53 ± 4 Million Light Years.
- [M1 Crab Nebula](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/15/m1-crab-nebula/) - M1 - Crab Nebula: Location: Taurus; Distance: 6.5 ± 1.6 Thousand Light Years; Supernova Observed in 1054 AD. Diameter: approx. 11 light years; Expansion Rate: 1,500 km/sec.
- [Christmas Comet 46P/Wirtanen](https://www.angelsabove.org/2018/12/22/christmas-comet-46p-wirtanen/) - On Dec. 16, Comet 46P/Wirtanen made its closest approach to Earth in more than 20 years.
- [Eclipse and Astronomy Apps](https://www.angelsabove.org/2017/08/19/eclipse-and-astronomy-apps/) - Here is a list of eclipse and Astronomy applications compiled by our friend John Ensworth from the Little Thompson Observatory in Berthoud. Enjoy Must Have Eclipse and Astronomy Smartphone Applications
- [Great American Eclipse](https://www.angelsabove.org/2017/08/08/great-american-eclipse/) - On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible in totality within a band across the entire contiguous United States; it shall only be visible in other countries as a partial eclipse.The previous time a total solar eclipse was visible across the entire contiguous United States was during the June 8, 1918
- [Two Supernovae Explode](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/03/23/1221two-supernovae-explode/) - http://news.nd.edu/news/65499-astrophysicists-catch-two-supernovae-at-the-moment-of-explosion/
- [Observatory Public Viewing Night - Saturday, August 13th](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/08/12/observatory-public-viewing-night-saturday-august-13th/) - Free Public Viewing Event. Weather Permitting. Viewing starts around sunset. Moon, Mars and Saturn should be good for viewing. Maybe even catch a few stray Perseid meteors. Just show up and join the fun.
- [Free Public Viewing Event](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/06/03/free-public-viewing-event/) - June 11 -- Free Public Viewing Event. Weather Permitting. Viewing starts around sunset. Just show up and join the fun. Jupiter, Mars and Saturn should be perfect for viewing.
- [The 2016 Transit of Mercury](https://www.angelsabove.org/2016/05/03/the-2016-transit-of-mercury/) - Monday May 9, 2016, Mercury passes directly between the sun and Earth. The last time it happened was ten years ago in 2006 and the next time will be Nov. 11, 2019. Here in Estes Park the sunrise occurs at 5:49 AM and the transit begins at 5:51. The transit ends at 12:41 PM and the
- [Mars, Jupiter, and Venus](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/10/27/mars-jupiter-and-venus/)
- [Ready for September’s Total Lunar Eclipse?](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/09/23/ready-for-septembers-total-lunar-eclipse/) - On the night of September 27–28, the full Moon will plunge completely through Earth's shadow for the last time until January 2018. We will be having open house at the observatory starting at 7PM Sunday. We will simultaneously be showing the eclipse as it takes place on the big screen in the warm room from
- [Hubble finds that the nearest quasar is powered by a double black hole](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/09/06/hubble-finds-that-the-nearest-quasar-is-powered-by-a-double-black-hole/) - NASA/ESA/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration/A. Evans (Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook Univ.) Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found that Markarian 231 (Mrk 231), the nearest galaxy to Earth that hosts a quasar, is powered by two central black holes furiously whirling about each other. The finding suggests that quasars — the brilliant
- [The Great American Eclipse of 2017](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/08/28/the-great-american-eclipse-of-2017/) - On 2017 August 21, a total solar eclipse will be visible to fortunate observers in the United States along a narrow band, approximately 73 miles (118 km) wide, that crosses twelve states from Oregon to South Carolina.
- [IC 434 Horsehead Nebula](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/10/ic-434-horsehead-nebula/) - Distance: ~1500 light years in constellation Orion Image from 295 minutes LRGB total exposure.
- [NGC 891 Spiral Galaxy](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/26/ngc-891-spiral-galaxy-2/) - Location: Andromeda; Distance: 27.3 ± 1.8 Million Light Years. Edge on, unbarred spiral galaxy. Astronomers believe our Milky Way would look like this if viewed from outside the galaxy. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
- [M104 Sombrero Galaxy](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/26/m104-sombrero-galaxy/) - M104 – Sombrero Galaxy: Location: Virgo; Distance: 29.3 ± 1.6 Million Light Years; Unbarred spiral galaxy; diameter 50,000 light years. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
- [M57 Ring Nebula](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/26/m57-ring-nebula/) - Location: Lyra; Distance: 2.4 ± 0.7 Thousand Light Years; Planetary Nebula; Gas expelled by red giant on way to becoming white dwarf. Diameter: 2.6 light years; Expansion Rate: 20 – 30 km/sec. Total color exposure 30 minutes.
- [M51 Whirlpool Galaxy](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/26/m51-whirlpool-galaxy-2/) - Location: Canes Venatici; Distance: 23 ± 4 Million Light Years. Two galaxies, NGC 5194 and 5195, in oscillation. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
- [NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/24/ngc-7635-bubble-nebula/) - Location: Cassiopeia; Distance: ≅ 11 Thousand Light Years. Expanding shell of glowing gas shaped by stellar wind. Bubble is 10 light years across. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
- [M27 Dumbbell Nebula](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/26/m27-dumbbell-nebula/) - Location: Vulpecula; Distance: 1.36 ± 0.2 Thousand Light Years; Planetary Nebula. Gas emitted by dying star; Central white dwarf. Diameter: 2.88 light years; Expansion Rate: 31 km/sec. Total color exposure 30 minutes.
- [NGC 7331](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/24/ngc-7331/) - NGC 7331 – Spiral Galaxy: Location: Pegasus; Distance: 40 ± 3 million light years. Central bulge rotates in opposite direction from the rest of the disk. Four other galaxies are visible. Total color exposure 60 minutes.
- [NGC 3190](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/22/ngc-3190/) - NGC 3190 - Spiral Galaxy: Location: Leo. Spiral galaxy approximately 60 million light years from Earth seen edge on. This galaxy is a member of the Hickson 44 Group of galaxies. Another member, NGC 3187 is located to the upper right and is a barred spiral galaxy. NGC 3193 is located to the left and
- [M27 Dumbbell Nebula](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/22/891/) - Distance: ~1360 light years in constellation Vulpecula Image from 242 minutes total LRGB exposure.
- [M51 Whirlpool Galaxy](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/15/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/) - Distance: ~23 million light years in constellation Canes Venatici Image from 256 minutes total LRGB exposure.
- [M101 Pinwheel Galaxy](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/15/m101-pinwheel-galaxy/) - Distance ~21 million light years in constellation Ursa Major Image from 390 minute total LRGB exposure.
- [views of pluto through the years](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/07/16/views-of-pluto-through-the-years/) - This animation combines various observations of Pluto over the course of several decades. The first frame is a digital zoom-in on Pluto as it appeared upon its discovery by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 (image courtesy Lowell Observatory Archives). The other images show various views of Pluto as seen by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope beginning in
- [New Telescope for the Observatory](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/06/27/new-telescope-for-the-observatory/) - Thanks to a very generous patron of the observatory, we have replaced our venerable 20 year old 12” Meade LX 200 telescope with a brand new 16” Ritchey–Chrétien (RC) telescope! A very good description of the telescope and all of its incredible optical features can be seen at the manufactures website: https://www.astronomytechnologies.com/16-f8-truss-tube-ritchey-chrtien-optical-tube_p20116.aspx . The new
- [Rosetta Mission: Science Magazine "Breakthrough of the Year"](https://www.angelsabove.org/2015/04/14/rosetta-mission-science-magazine-breakthrough-of-the-year/) - "This year's breakthrough captured the public's imagination with a series of hard-won pictures, beamed to Earth from a place beyond Mars. First: an image of a spindly, three-legged thing, framed against the blackness of space, falling toward a comet nearly as black. Would the little Philae lander survive its descent to 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko? Soon, other pictures

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