The July Night sky
On the 6th July the Earth is at it’s furthest from the Sun at just over 152 million kilometres away. The full Moon on 29th July is called the Buck Moon as it is the time of...
Keighley Astronomical Society meet on a monthly basis. We are a group of like-minded individuals who all share a love of the night sky. Thanks for visting the site. We hope to see you at a meet soon but in the mean time these pages should tell you everything you need to know!
On the 6th July the Earth is at it’s furthest from the Sun at just over 152 million kilometres away. The full Moon on 29th July is called the Buck Moon as it is the time of...
Members of Keighley Astronomical Society were treated to a fascinating presentation by Mr Mark Hardaker of Fordingbridge Astronomers, at the May monthly society meeting. Mr...
This is the mid point of the year and June brings our summer solstice on the 21th of this month. This time of year the night sky is never quite getting dark. It’s not the...
Drug discovery in outer Space. What makes Microgravity an emerging tool? That was the question posed by Dr Martin Braddock BSc, PhD, FRSB, FRAS at the April meeting of Keighley...
This month’s night skies are illuminated by brilliant Venus and Jupiter. The southern part of the heavens is dominated by the brilliant orange star Arcturus. Well to its lower...
The March 2026 meeting of Keighley astronomical society saw a return visit by Chris Davies, a Professor of Theoretical Geophysics, from the School of Earth and environment at...