Posted by KeighleyAstro on Jun 28, 2025 in Main |

The 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...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on Jun 27, 2025 in Main |

On 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...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 26, 2025 in Main |

‘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...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 25, 2025 in Main |

There 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...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 25, 2025 in Main |

Professor 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...

Posted by KeighleyAstro on May 25, 2025 in Main |

The 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...