Society secretary and at least two other members of Keighley astronomical society attended this event, as part of the Leeds international festival 2018. The guest speakers were Dallas Campbell – He compered the event. He has worked on Stargazing Live, where he presented alongside Dara O’Briain and Professor Brian Cox for the live launch of Tim...
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Society secretary Dominic Curran welcomes Mr Collins to Keighley Astronomical Society The guest speaker at the April meeting of Keighley astronomical society was Mr Peter Collins from Heaton Park Astronomy group in Manchester. Mr Colins introduced his presentation by explaining that he had a lifelong interest in both astronomy and photography. He explained...
Read MoreObserving the Perseid meteor showers 2018
The May night sky
May is the first month when the constellation of Orion is absent from the night sky altogether, and of the prominent winter stars only Capella in Auriga the Charioteer and Castor and Pollux in Gemini remain above the western horizon. The Plough or Ursa Major (the Great Bear) is still more or less overhead with the pointers pointing to the North Star. The...
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Well done to the four students who completed the five week astronomy course held at Craven college and concluded on the 28th March 2018. Well done Russel Gill Well done Pauline Elliot Well done Charlotte Bond Well done Lucy...
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