Posted by admin on Jun 2, 2016 in Main |

Mid year can be a rather disappointing month for the star gazer as the sky never really becomes totally dark at this time of year. The Plough is still high up but is now somewhat to the west of the overhead point. The ‘W’ of Cassiopeia is becoming higher in the east. The summer triangle of bright stars; Altair, Deneb and Vega are becoming higher in the...

Posted by admin on Jun 2, 2016 in Main |

Drystone Radio, operates online and on 103.5FM and is a not-for-profit radio station operating from Cowling North Yorkshire to listeners across South Craven, East Lancashire and the Yorkshire Dales. Commencing on Wednesday 8th June 2016 at 3pm Astronomer Mr Martin Lunn OBE FRAS from Earby Astronomical Society will broadcast a two hour programme each...

Posted by admin on May 1, 2016 in Main |

The transit of Mercury The only winter constellations still left on view are Auriga and Gemini you can locate then very low in the west. The Plough is overhead which means that Cassiopeia is at its lowest, but still well above the northern horizon. Arcturus in Bootes and Spica in Virgo are...

Posted by admin on Apr 23, 2016 in Main |

‘The formation of Planetary Nebula’ is part of the research undertaken by the guest speaker at Keighley Astronomical societies April monthly meeting. Prof Albert Zijlstra from The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. His previous position from 2010 until last year was as the Director of the Jodrell Bank Center for...

Posted by admin on Apr 2, 2016 in Main |

This month the dominant constellations are, The Great Bear, which is also known as the Plough or the Big Dipper, is directly overhead, and Leo (the Lion) is high in the south. The Plough looks like a frying pan in the sky. We use the two stars furthest from the handle or tail and draw a line across the sky to find the North Star. If, however, we use the...