In partnership with Raygill Astronomy Club
‘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...
Read MoreThere was another well attended meeting at Steeton Methodist church at the April monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical Society on Thursday 24th April. The guest speaker was a return visit from the Sherwood Observatory in Nottingham by Dr Martin Braddock PhD, FRSB, FRAS. The title of his presentation was ‘Extremophiles as a Blueprint for Life and...
Read MoreProfessor Christopher Davies from ‘The school of the Earth, and Environment at the university of Leeds, was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of Keighley Astronomical society held on Thursday 27th March 2025. This was Prof Davies first visit to our society and he delivered a presentation on the ‘different evolutions of the Earth, Mercury and...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreThis 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...
Read MoreWatch 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...
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