Posted by KeighleyAstro on Feb 21, 2025 in Main |

This month will give you a few reasons to celebrate. Spring is on its way. On the 20th we have the vernal equinox. After that date the days become longer than the nights. This is followed on the 30th of March when British summer times starts and it will be around 8 pm before it becomes dark. March 2025 will be eclipse month. We will see eclipses of both the...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Feb 13, 2025 in Main |

Wednesday 12th February 2025. As part of the annual Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival, Paul Neaves with Keighley Astronomical Society, held an astronomy evening at Gargrave village hall, introducing the wonders of the night sky. The event was part theoretical, part practical and the idea was to enable participants to learn astronomy and understand the...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Feb 7, 2025 in Main |

Back to the Moon was the title of the presentation given at the January meeting of Keighley Astronomical society, by the ever popular Dr Sue Bowler. Dr Bowler is the current editor of the’ Astronomy and Geophysics’ publication and forum of the Royal Astronomical Society. Dr Sue Bowler started her presentation by stating that mankind is going back to the...