In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
November 2nd saw anniversary celebrations at ‘Green Witch’, The Telescope and Binocular Specialists located in Birstal, organised by Dr Lee Sproats. Staff from the shop hosted a day of events at their High Street premises and at the Wellbeing Centre around the corner. There was equipment demonstrations, competitions and a fundraising raffle in aid local...
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Prof Phil James from the Astrophysics research Institute of the Liverpool John Moores, University was the guest speaker at the October meeting of Keighley Astronomical Society. He entertained a packed lecture theatre with his presentation on ‘Galaxies and Dark Matter’. The invisible stuff that only shows its presence by it’s gravitational...
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Sunday 13th October 2013 saw Keighley Astronomical society having a day out with the Beavers and Scouts at Black hill, near Cottingley. Both Paul and Dominic had a busy afternoon with approximately 100 youngsters. They constructed their own papers rockets and blasted them skywards using the compressed air launchers. The Beavers and Scouts were divided into...
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The guest speaker at the September meeting of Keighley Astronomical Society was the eminent Italian Astro-physicist, Prof Paola Caselli. She currently resides at the school of Physics and Astronomy at Leeds University. She started her research the prestigious Arcetri Observatory, in Florence Italy. Which was founded close to the home of the famous...
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The Stargazing season for Autumn/Winter 2013/14 was opened at a joint event between Raygill Astronomy club and Keighley Astronomical society. Wednesday 11th September saw in excess of thirty eager astronomers attended the family centred event at the registered dark sky site of Raygill Astronomy club, in Lothersdale. The skies were not favourable however but...
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