In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
Armagh Planetarium was established by the seventh director of Armagh Observatory, Dr. Eric Lindsay, who, after twenty five years of effort, secured funding from local councils and the Ministry of Commerce of Northern Ireland in 1965. In 1965 Sir Patrick Moore was appointed as Director of the Planetarium to oversee its construction. The planetarium cost...
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Prof Phil James from the Astrophysics research Institute of the Liverpool John Moores, University was the guest speaker at the October meeting of Keighley Astronomical Society. He entertained a packed lecture theatre with his presentation on ‘Galaxies and Dark Matter’. The invisible stuff that only shows its presence by it’s gravitational...
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The guest speaker at the September meeting of Keighley Astronomical Society was the eminent Italian Astro-physicist, Prof Paola Caselli. She currently resides at the school of Physics and Astronomy at Leeds University. She started her research the prestigious Arcetri Observatory, in Florence Italy. Which was founded close to the home of the famous...
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The Stargazing season for Autumn/Winter 2013/14 was opened at a joint event between Raygill Astronomy club and Keighley Astronomical society. Wednesday 11th September saw in excess of thirty eager astronomers attended the family centred event at the registered dark sky site of Raygill Astronomy club, in Lothersdale. The skies were not favourable however but...
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Q: What do you get, if you put 60 or so people of all ages, in a field on the highest part of the lovely Dalby Forest, in North Yorkshire, with camper vans, tents and an eye- opening of astronomical equipment..? A: The annual star camp, run by Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society (SARA). This year marked its 13th anniversary and some of the visitors...
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The summer holiday club at Christ Church, Oakworth this year was based on the theme of a ‘Space Academy for young Space cadets’ and took place on the 13th and 14th August. Organised by the vicar John Rodgers and members of the Church congregation, The Church was converted into Mission control, Oakworth. Keighley Astronomical Society was invited as co...
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