Posted by KeighleyAstro on Nov 26, 2023 in Main |

The guest speaker at the November monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical society was Mr Mark Wrigley FRAS. The subject of his presentation was a project close to his heart, which has now run its course. He was talking about the PiKon telescope which is a 3d printed device operated with a Raspbery Pi computer. Mr Wrigley commenced his lecture by how his...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Nov 24, 2023 in Main |

The Plough is now standing on its handle in the north. Capella, the bright yellow star, is not yet at the overhead point but it is very high up and cannot be missed. The twins of Gemini, Castor and Pollux, are much higher. Now is a great time to look for the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, which are in the sky, looking south. This is a cluster of stars moving...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Nov 2, 2023 in Main |

Mr Rod Hine from Bradford Astronomical Society was the guest speaker at the October meeting of the society, held on the evening of Thursday 26th. To a large gathering of the society’s members Mr Hine’s presentation was a combination of Literature, social history and of course astronomy. To set the nature of the country at the time when the famous Bronte...