In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
The guest speaker at the September meeting of Keighley Astronomical society was Mr Roy Gunson from Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society. His presentation started on a cold morning in 1857, in Dundee, Scotland, a girl was born who would one day light up the universe; not with a telescope, but with brilliance. Her name was Williamina Paton Stevens...
Read MoreThe Moon grabs all the headlines this month, with a total lunar eclipse on 7th of the month and an occultation of the Seven Sisters on the 12th. Saturn is at its brilliant best all night long. It will be at is closest to the Earth and at its brightest. A low power telescope will reveal Saturn’s famous rings, which are currently appearing almost edge on...
Read MoreThere will be a ‘Glorious Twelfth’ this month, when Venus joins Jupiter for a spectacular conjunction of the two most brilliant planets in the morning sky. Later in the month, the show continues when Mercury and the crescent Moon join them. This month the Milky Way arches overhead this month, looking ever more resplendent as the skies grow darker. Set...
Read MoreThe June monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical society was held on Thursday 26th and the guest speaker was a return visit by our good friend Mr Peter Rea FRAS from the Cleethorpes and district Astronomical society. The subject matter of his talk was something different from his previous presentations. Mr Rea tends to talk about the exploration of Space...
Read MoreOn the 3rd July the Earth is at it’s furthest from the Sun at just over 152 million kilometres away. The full Moon on10th 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. Two of the most ancient constellations are at their best this month and as the sky becomes darker and the...
Read More‘An Astronomical childhood’ was the title of the presentation delivered at the May meeting of Keighley Astronomical society. The guest speaker was Mr Mark Hardier FRAS from the Fordingbridge Astronomy group in Dorset. Mr Hardacker is also the current deputy Editor at ‘The society for popular Astronomy’. His presentation was about a personal journey...
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