Saturday 22nd October 2022. Mr Rod Hine of Bradford Astronomical society gave a presentation at Bradford cathedral, on the much forgotten Bradford Astronomer and Mathematician Abraham Sharpe of Horton Hall, Little Horton, Bradford. There is a plaque at the cathedral commemorating this scientific son of Bradford. Abraham Sharp (1653 – 18 July 1742) was...
Read MoreThe ‘A’ to ‘Z’ of Cosmology
The guest speaker at the October monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical Society was our own society member Dr Adrian Smith. This was the first such presentation he had delivered and the first time he had lectured to an audience on this subject matter. It was a clear and understandable presentation on a topic that is enigmatic to say the least. The ‘A to...
Read MoreThe November night Sky
The November Night sky The Milky Way rises overhead on these dark November nights, providing a stunning inside perspective on the huge Galaxy that is our home in the cosmos. After your eyes have adjusted to the dark you should be able to see that it’s spangled with fuzzy glowing diadems. Better still, sweep the band of the Milky Way with binoculars or a...
Read MoreLuke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon
The Moon will be on Public display at Bolton Abbey, Priory Church from Tuesday 11th October until Monday 31st October 2022 Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s...
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