Posted by KeighleyAstro on Jun 28, 2022 in Main |

The first few nights of July continues the opportunity to see an unusual planetary configuration with all 5 bright planets lying in order from the sun in the morning south eastern sky. First, Mercury hugs the morning horizon, then brilliant Venus, followed by red Mars, bright Jupiter and finally, Saturn. Don’t forget a 6th planet, the one you are...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Jun 1, 2022 in Main |

The guest speaker at the May monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical society was Mr Peter Rea (FRAS) from Cleethorpes and district astronomical society. The title of his stunning presentation was ‘Apollo 16, into the Highlands at Descartes – Cayley’. The lunar mission personnel were:- Commander John Young, Command...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 30, 2022 in Main |

This is the mid point of the year and June brings our summer solstice on the 21st 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 constellations of...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 16, 2022 in Main |

Society secretary Dominic Curran delivered a presentation of the contribution from Australia in the fields of Astronomy and space exploration, at the April monthly meeting of the society. The starting point was how the first nation peoples in Australia viewed and understood the night sky. He explained that their culture was rich in legends about the world...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 4, 2022 in Main |

Deep sky objects images from Silsden by astronomer Pamela Whitfield. Pamela said “It was more an interesting image than fantastic – the supernova SN2022hrs from exotic Silsden. A quick calibration had the magnitude as 12.5 matching online reports so I was happy”. “The sky is a bit thin on the ground for nebulae this time of year and my setup...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Apr 28, 2022 in Main |

This month is full of celestial action, though you will have to be an early bird to see it all. The highlights are a close conjunction of Jupiter with Venus and Mars. A total lunar eclipse. Mercury with the Pleiades. Meteors from Halley’s Comet, and possibly a storm of shooting stars at the end of the month. Stars:- May is the first month when the...