Posted by KeighleyAstro on Oct 29, 2025 in Main |

Medieval Islamic astronomy was the subject matter at the October meeting of Keighley Astronomical society. The guest speaker Mr Martin Lunn MBE, FRAS titled his presentation ‘The Arabs – Great Astronomers’ Mr Lunns lecture was extensive a packed explanation of the astronomical developments made in the Islamic world, particularly during the Islamic...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Oct 28, 2025 in Main |

This month sees the biggest and brightest Full Moon of the year. We will have the opportunity to see three Meteor showers and two comets. The Milky Way rises overhead on these dark November nights, providing a stunning inside perspective on the huge Galaxy that is our home in the cosmos. After your eyes have adjusted to the dark you should be able to see...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Oct 5, 2025 in Main |

The guest speaker at the September meeting of Keighley Astronomical society was Mr Roy Gunson from Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society. His presentation started on a cold morning in 1857, in Dundee, Scotland, a girl was born who would one day light up the universe; not with a telescope, but with brilliance. Her name was Williamina Paton Stevens...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Aug 28, 2025 in Main |

The Moon grabs all the headlines this month, with a total lunar eclipse on 7th of the month and an occultation of the Seven Sisters on the 12th. Saturn is at its brilliant best all night long. It will be at is closest to the Earth and at its brightest. A low power telescope will reveal Saturn’s famous rings, which are currently appearing almost edge on...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Jul 29, 2025 in Main |

There will be a ‘Glorious Twelfth’ this month, when Venus joins Jupiter for a spectacular conjunction of the two most brilliant planets in the morning sky. Later in the month, the show continues when Mercury and the crescent Moon join them. This month the Milky Way arches overhead this month, looking ever more resplendent as the skies grow darker. Set...