In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
Comet 2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) is currently in the evening sky. In the past week or two it has been visible with the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, even from cities, so we are hoping for a similar show as seen from the UK. However, news stories that suggest that it may be easily visible this week are based on US information, as it will be slightly...
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Saturday 2nd March saw Keighley astronomical society take part in the Keighley Girl Guides interest day held at the University academy on Green Head Lane Keighley. The event was organised by Mrs Janet Armstrong. Paul Neaves set up a total of four rocket workshops during the course of the day which involved 60 Guides making their own rockets from paper and...
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Hydra (the constellation of the Water snake or Sea serpent) An original constellation. Mythologically it was a monster with a hundred heads. It was Hercules second labour to kill the monster, which he did. Hydra has the distinction of being the largest separate constellation in the Sky and also one of the dullest. Its has only one bright star,...
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Mr Lee Sproats from Greenwitch Observatory presented an interesting evening with a lecture on telescopes and observing techniques to a packed society meeting followed by a question and answer session. Mr Sproats promised to give a further presentation to the society in the Autum, saying “It was a pleasure to give a talk to such an interested group of...
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Ursa Major is one of the oldest of the constellations, and is included in the forty-eight listed by Ptolemy. In western mythology Ursa Major was originally named Callisto. In Hindu astronomy it is named as Sapta Rishi, meaning the ‘Seven Great Sages. The seven stars are very important in Taoist astrology. Sometimes there are said to be nine stars...
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