Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 26, 2025 in Main |

‘An Astronomical childhood’ was the title of the presentation delivered at the May meeting of Keighley Astronomical society. The guest speaker was Mr Mark Hardier FRAS from the Fordingbridge Astronomy group in Dorset. Mr Hardacker is also the current deputy Editor at ‘The society for popular Astronomy’. His presentation was about a personal journey...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 25, 2025 in Main |

There was another well attended meeting at Steeton Methodist church at the April monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical Society on Thursday 24th April. The guest speaker was a return visit from the Sherwood Observatory in Nottingham by Dr Martin Braddock PhD, FRSB, FRAS. The title of his presentation was ‘Extremophiles as a Blueprint for Life and...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 25, 2025 in Main |

Professor Christopher Davies from ‘The school of the Earth, and Environment at the university of Leeds, was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical society held on Thursday 27th March 2025. This was Prof Davies first visit to our society and he delivered a presentation on the ‘different evolutions of the Earth, Mercury and...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 25, 2025 in Main |

The June night sky This is the mid point of the year and June brings our summer solstice on the 21th of this month. This time of year the night sky is never quite getting dark. It’s not the greatest month for spotting faint stars. Only the brightest stars can be seen. You can take advantage of the soft, warm weather to acquaint yourself with the summer...