Posted by KeighleyAstro on Jun 20, 2024 in Main |

The July Night sky On the 6th July the Earth is at it’s furthest from the Sun at just over 152 million kilometres away. On the 3rd of this month we have the first all the four super moons this year. The Moon will be just 357,418 kilometres away and it will be 30% brighter than the faintest full Moon. The full Moon in July is called the Buck Moon as it is...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 28, 2024 in Main |

The May monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical society saw a return visit by Dr Martin Braddock from the Sherwood Observatory in Nottinghamshire. The title of his absorbing and thought provoking presentation was “Huston we have a problem – Have we just met ETI” Dr Braddock was taking about a wide range of future technologies that will have to be...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 28, 2024 in Main |

This is the mid point of the year and June brings our summer solstice on the 20th of this month. This time of year the night sky is never quite getting dark. It’s not the greatest month for spotting faint stars. Only the brightest stars can be seen. You can take advantage of the soft, warm weather to acquaint yourself with the summer constellations of...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Apr 28, 2024 in Main |

‘The chances of anything coming from Mars’ was the title of the presentation given by the author of the annual astronomy yearbook at the April society meeting. Mr Brian Jones commenced his talk by detailing some of the well know fact about the red planet. He then when on to explain that the planet had been named Mars by the ancient Romans for their god...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Apr 26, 2024 in Main |

Only two planets appear in the night sky this month. Before dawn low in the twilight you will see Saturn and Mars. The southern part of the heavens is dominated by the brilliant orange star Arcturus. Well to its lower right, are the blue-white stars Spica and Regulus. But the region to the left of Arcturus boats only the faint stars of two giant...