In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
The October Night Sky. There are no stand out features this coming month. The barren square of Pegasus dominates the southern sky. Ursa Major, is at its lowest in the North. The ‘W’ of Cassiopeia is almost directly overhead. The summer triangle of Altair, Deneb and Vega remains high up. The bright star Capella in the constellation of Auriga the...
Read MoreIn the early hours of Monday 28th September, people around the world have observed a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincided with a so-called “supermoon”. A supermoon occurs when the Moon is in the closest part of its orbit to Earth, meaning it appears larger in the sky. The eclipse – which made the Moon appear red , was...
Read MoreThe guest speaker at the September society meeting on Wednesday 23rd was Mr Robert Williams from Huddersfield Astronomical Society. His presentation was entitled ‘Icelandic Aurora’. Mr Williams spoke about a recent holiday he had in Iceland, at the village of Reykjahlíð on the shores of lake Mývatn. He explained how Aurora are created, from solar...
Read MoreWednesday 16th September saw a fantastic turn out budding astronomers at Keighley astronomical societies Star party at Raygill Fishing Lakes. Raygill an established ‘Dark Sky’ Location was the ideal location for this family orientated event. The Skies were clear. Objects on view were Saturn (before it sank below the Horizon). The Andromeda Galaxy, and...
Read MoreThe Saltaire Festival is an annual celebration of music and art run by volunteers, but this year it wasn’t just art on show. On Saturday 12th September, Kirsty Pringle (SEE) from the University of Leeds decided to inject a bit of science into the event by running a successful science fair. There were several family orientated activities run by the Science...
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