Posted by admin on Jan 27, 2017 in Main |

    Exoplanets are planets beyond our own solar system. Thousands have been discovered in the past two decades, mostly with NASA’s Kepler space telescope.  Dr Sue Bowler from The Royal Astronomical Society and the University of Leeds, explained to society members at the first society meeting of 2017. There was a large gathering of members...

Posted by admin on Jan 19, 2017 in Main |

  On the evening of Wednesday 18th January 2017. Earby astronomical society held a star party at Cracoe village hall, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales national park.   Also invited to attend where neighbouring astronomy societies from Bradford and Keighley. The event was being recorded and broadcast live by local community broadcaster...