In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
Mr David Leyshon was the guest speaker at the September 2017 meeting. The subject matter was entitled. ‘How old is the universe’ Mr Leyshon explained that the figure we have currently come to is 13.8 billion years. In the 18th century, the concept that the age of the Earth was calculated in the millions, if not billions, of years....
Read MoreIts’ amazing to think that brilliant Jupiter, which has been a feature of our evening skies all year, will be gone by the end of this month. On the15th of the month the Cassini space probe will crash into Saturn at the end of its mission. This month the nights become longer and we move towards unsettled weather. The autumn constellations...
Read MoreAugust can be a spectacular month so far as the night sky is concerned. It marks one of the main meteor showers of the year, the Perseids. If you are fortunate to be holidaying in North America, there will be total solar eclipse on the 21st of the month. The Plough lies north west with the ‘W’ of Cassiopeia at the same height in the north...
Read MorePLANETS, stars and aliens all featured in Addingham Gala’s parade on Saturday as children embraced this year’s theme of 2017 A Space Odyssey. Keighley astronomy society were invited to participate. Addingham Pre-School Playgroup pitched Buzz Lightyear and some cute little green aliens again the evil Emperor Zurg to take first prize for...
Read MoreAs part of our participation at Addingham gala. We took our two solar scopes to give the public the opportunity to see the Sun safely. At the previous society meeting the guest speaker was Mr Kevin Kilburn, from Manchester astronomical society. He is a keen solar observer, and he suggested that the purchase of two dark pillowcases would greatly help the...
Read MoreAs we move into high summer, the sun turns southwards, our nights begin to lengthen and the moonless spell later in the month brings many of us our first dark skies of the summer. The Plough is in the north west as the Summer Triangle reaches the high meridian. Formed by the bright stars Vega, Altair and Deneb, in the constellations Lyra,...
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