In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
The September night sky September is the first month of autumn and change. The nights become longer, which mean longer nights for observing, but that is often curtailed as we move towards unsettled weather. After months as a brilliant Evening Star, Venus drops out of sight, this month. On 9th September you may if your fortunate catch a few meteors...
Read MoreHigh summer is now with us and it will be extraordinary month for astronomy, highlighted by a deep partial solar eclipse, a perfectly dark Perseid meteor shower peak, and a partial lunar eclipse. Early in the evening of the 12th of this month, the UK will experience its deepest solar eclipse since 2015. Up to 96% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon. The...
Read MoreLast night Keighley Astronomical Society welcomed Mr Rod Hine from our neighbours at Bradford Astronomical society for a presentation, “Let there be light”. The story of how mankind eventually discovered the true nature of light. With the warmth and clarity of the seasoned storyteller he is, Mr Hine guided the members present through human history and...
Read MoreOn the 6th July the Earth is at it’s furthest from the Sun at just over 152 million kilometres away. The full Moon on 29th July is called the Buck Moon as it is the time of year that male deer shed their antlers and begin to regrow them in July. The New Moon occurs on 14th, making the surrounding nights the best time of the month for viewing faint...
Read MoreMembers of Keighley Astronomical Society were treated to a fascinating presentation by Mr Mark Hardaker of Fordingbridge Astronomers, at the May monthly society meeting. Mr Hardacker shared the story of his expedition to the remote Wabar meteorite craters in the vast Rub’ al Khali, or “Empty Quarter”, of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr Hardacker...
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