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Twilight in the western sky dazzles us with celestial wonders for the next few days! Venus blazes brightly at -3.9 magnitude and nearby Mars is fading to 1.8 magnitude. The waxing crescent Moon steals the show on Sunday then exits left Monday and Tuesday. Grab your binoculars and search for...

Enjoy the Full Moon on June 24th! It's a great time to take a night hike with friends. #funfact Full moons that fall within the month of June are called Rose or Strawberry moons.

Soak up them rays! It’s the longest day of the year for those of us north of the equator. Enjoy 15 hours of sunshine! Solstice occurs at 9:32p.m. MDT. More info on Sky & Telescope's Sky at a Glance .

Looking for dark skies this summer? Grab a red flashlight + telescope or binos and check out these International Dark Sky Parks in ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Dinosaur National Monument Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Hovenweep National Monument Jackson...

How much do you love the Moon? Willing to get up early Wednesday? What about driving east of Boulder? If you’re willing, your commitment will be richly rewarded with seeing the first total lunar eclipse in 2+ years. The full Moon will set behind our glorious Rocky Mountains during totality...

Enjoy watching our beautiful ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ sunsets? Stay for the twilight encore as Venus joins Mercury in the west-northwest. Mars can be spotted a bit higher up + the waxing Moon makes an appearance along with Regulus in the constellation of Leo.

The International Dark-sky Association & Denver Audubon have teamed up for Lights Out ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ . 80% of birds in North America migrate at night. Coloradans can save millions of birds as they migrate over our state, keep our skies darker, & save energy w/ 2 simple steps: Shield outdoor lights...

Did you catch the Full Pink Moon last night? If not, don’t worry, it’ll still appear big and bright tonight too. Grab your binos or small scope and check out Sky & Telescope’s 7 Easy Things to See on the ‘SuperMoon.’ If it rains, you can always catch the next...

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 is ready to launch to the ISS on April 22! The Crew-2 flight includes mission specialist Thomas Pesquet from ESA, pilot Megan McArthur and commander Shane Kimbrough both from NASA, and mission specialist Akihiko Hoshide from JAXA (left to right). NASA TV LIVE launch coverage . Photo...

Sixty years ago today, the world was in awe as Russian Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to break the bounds of the Earth and travel into outer space on board Vostok 1. Fascinated with flight at an early age, he became a pilot and then joined the Soviet...