Posted by KeighleyAstro on Apr 28, 2024 in Main |

‘The chances of anything coming from Mars’ was the title of the presentation given by the author of the annual astronomy yearbook at the April society meeting. Mr Brian Jones commenced his talk by detailing some of the well know fact about the red planet. He then when on to explain that the planet had been named Mars by the ancient Romans for their god...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Apr 26, 2024 in Main |

Only two planets appear in the night sky this month. Before dawn low in the twilight you will see Saturn and Mars. The southern part of the heavens is dominated by the brilliant orange star Arcturus. Well to its lower right, are the blue-white stars Spica and Regulus. But the region to the left of Arcturus boats only the faint stars of two giant...