🔭 Planetariums, observatories and star parties in Denver
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Planetariums
- Fiske Planetariumcolorado.edu
Boulder · CU Boulder's planetarium shows fulldome films, star talks and laser music shows on weekend evenings and afternoons, with Thursday talks in fall and spring.
- Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Sciencedmns.org
Denver · Visitors board the Space Express for a 35-minute live tour of the solar system, run twice a day, led by a guide and an onboard computer.
Observatories with public nights
- Chamberlin Observatoryscience.du.edu
Denver · The University of Denver's historic observatory hosts public nights with the Denver Astronomical Society, plus monthly open houses with small telescopes on the lawn.
- Sommers-Bausch Observatorycolorado.eduFree
Boulder · CU Boulder opens its observing deck on most clear Friday evenings in term, with telescopes, big screens and some bilingual English and Spanish nights.
Astronomy clubs with star parties
- Denver Astronomical Societydenverastro.org
Denver · The club welcomes anyone curious about the cosmos to monthly open houses at Chamberlin Observatory and to reserved Astronomy Nights for families.
- Longmont Astronomical Societylongmontastro.org
Longmont · This club brings telescopes to public star parties at Boulder County open space sites, where visitors register through the county's website.