Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 25, 2025 in Main |

The June night sky This is the mid point of the year and June brings our summer solstice on the 21th 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...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Apr 28, 2025 in Main |

This month’s night skies are book ended by Jupiter and Mars after Sunset and by Venus and Saturn before the dawn. 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...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Mar 23, 2025 in Main |

Watch out on the night of 1st April for the crescent Moon hiding the ‘Seven Sisters’. Later in the months we are treated to a shower of shooting stars. The brilliant planets Jupiter and Mars are in the western sky. April also sees the seasonal change from winter constellations to spring constellations is more or less complete. The Plough is practically...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Mar 17, 2025 in Main |

Society Secretary Dominic Curran visited the Yorkshire Museum on Saturday 15th March 2025. He couldn’t find the Middlesbrough Meteorite, and had to ask a member of staff. “It’s on the third floor” was the reply I don’t think visitors know that there is a third floor. There was very little on the third floor other than the meteorite looking...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Mar 3, 2025 in Main |

The guest speaker at the meeting of Keighley Astronomical society on Thursday 27th February was our good friend from Bradford Astronomical society and formerly of the University of Leeds, Mr Rod Hine. Mr Hine has a large list of quality presentations many of which he has delivered at our society meetings over the previous years. ‘Luck breaks in...