Posted by KeighleyAstro on Nov 12, 2019 in Main |

A few images of the evening event at Cliffe Castle, Keighley on Thursday 31st October 2019. There had been space themed activities for children running throughout the day. including planetarium shows. When the dark drew in It was two excellent presentations by Mr Brian Jones and Mr Peter Collins. There were members of Bradford Astronomical society...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Oct 26, 2019 in Main |

On the 11th of this month, there will a rare occurrence as Mercury crosses the face of the Sun. The transit will mainly take place during daylight hours beginning at 12.35pm. It will behalf way across at 3.20pm so it will still be in transit as the sunsets around 4.30pm. Mercury will look like a small sharp blob, unlike the fuzzy blur of a sunspot. When I...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Oct 26, 2019 in Main |

Thursday 24th October 2019. At one of the largest attended meetings, Dr Sue Bowler from The Royal Astronomical society and The university of Leeds. Delivered a presentation entitled “ fifty years on the Moon after Apollo”. She started as close to the beginning as we can get. The Moon is thought to have formed about 4.51 billion years ago, not long...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Sep 29, 2019 in Main |

It was a welcomed return visit from Mr Russell Parry from Wigan at Keighley astronomical society’s first meeting of the Astronomical season. Mr Parry had previously presented a lecture of the Apply Bridge Meteorite. First Meal in Space. On this visit it was on a subject related to the industry that Mr Parry works within. ‘Food production from the...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Sep 23, 2019 in Main |

The glories of October’s night sky can at best be described as ‘Subtle’. The dull autumn constellations are already being challenged by the brilliant lights of winter. Spearheaded by the beautiful star cluster of the Pleiades. Ursa Major, or the Plough, is to all intents and purposes at its lowest in the North. The ‘W’ of Cassiopeia is not far...