Astronomy – The Durango Herald

A $700-per-night stargazing resort is coming to San Luis Valley

Is there enough space – and demand – to support it and similar ventures?

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sunspots and Prominences

Greetings, stargazers. The total eclipse happened. I was lucky enough to be able to get to it and avoid the clouds, but stupid enough to spend much of the time during totality snapping photo...

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Eclipse halo proves to be Durango’s shining point during Monday’s celestial event

Durango couple fights Texas cloud cover in order to see eclipse in totality

DATE: Apr 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Column: Chasing the eclipse

Durango man watches Monday’s total solar eclipse in Uvalde, Texas

DATE: Apr 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Some Durangoans trekking to Texas to witness total eclipse

Next similar celestial event won’t occur until 2044

DATE: Apr 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coloradans making travel plans to see total eclipse in April 2024

‘It is the closest thing to space travel that you can experience without leaving the surface of the earth’

DATE: Mar 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sirius lights up the night

DATE: Jan 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Photo: The shortest day

DATE: Dec 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

The science of exploration through photography

Greetings, stargazers. In 1995 the Hubble science team released the image of the “Pillars of Creation.” This photograph fundamentally changed the way most of us think of astrophotography. ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Draco takes flight this time of year

Greetings stargazers. There is a dragon in our night sky. Draco is one of the circumpolar constellations that is above the northern horizon year-round, but is especially well-positioned to p...

DATE: Sep 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies