In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
On February evenings, our sky is filed with more brilliant stars than we can see in any other month. The first signs of spring are now on the way, well as far as the night sky in concerned. The winter star patterns, Orion, Taurus and Gemini, are drifting westward as a result of our annual orbit around the Sun. Leo and Bootes are rising higher in the...
Read MoreJanuary is always a great treat for astronomers, the new year opens with a chorus line of brilliant stars, led by Betelgeuse, and Rigel, in the constellation of Orion. Nearby is Aldebaran, the bright red eye of Taurus. Capella adorning Auriga. Castor and Pollux, the celestial twins in Gemini, and glorious Sirius in the constellation Canis Major. The long...
Read MoreThe topic of discussion at the December meeting of Keighley Astronomical society was the discovery of a meteorite that fell to Earth at 3.35pm on 14th March 1881. The guest presenter was Mr Martin Lunn FRAS. Mr Lunn introduced himself to the members and explained that he had been employed as the curator of astronomy at the York Museum before his retirement....
Read MoreThe guest speaker at the November monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical society was Mr Mark Wrigley FRAS. The subject of his presentation was a project close to his heart, which has now run its course. He was talking about the PiKon telescope which is a 3d printed device operated with a Raspbery Pi computer. Mr Wrigley commenced his lecture by how his...
Read MoreThe Plough is now standing on its handle in the north. Capella, the bright yellow star, is not yet at the overhead point but it is very high up and cannot be missed. The twins of Gemini, Castor and Pollux, are much higher. Now is a great time to look for the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, which are in the sky, looking south. This is a cluster of stars moving...
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