The Rambling Astronomer

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomica...

This year is the 1290 anniversary of the birth of Alcuin. A monk who would go on to make massive contributiomns in astronomy and he had the help of Charlemagne king of the Franks  

Edward Pigott worked with the deaf astronomer John Goodricke in York between 1781-1786 and they made incredible advances in the field of the study of variable star astronomy. However Pigott did much more in his astronomical career. Here is a brief look at his life.

Following on from his discovery in the city of Bath of the variable star R Corona Borealis in 1795 he followed this up later that year with another variable star R SCutum

In the year 1793 Edward Pigott moved from York following the death of John Goodricke to the city of Bath where in 1795 he discovered the variability of the star R Corona Borealis 

Setember 10th 1784 Edward Pigott discovered that the star eta Aquila varied in brightness. This would become a night to remember in York because John  Goodrcike would also discover another variable star that varies in brigtness.

In 1783 Edward Pigott became the only person so far to have discovered a comet from York. He was also the first Englishman to have a comet named after him.

A look at how the astronomers Edward Piogott and John Goodricke, the Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy  of York put forwad a theory to explain the light variations of the star Algol in the constellation of Perseus

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

The amazing story of how Edward Pigott discovered a galaxy that he thoight was a nebula in 1779 and how long it took astronomers to recognise that he was the discoverer.

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

The West Yorkshire town of Halifax was dominated by textile mills in the 19th century. Crossley Carpets made carpets which were exported around the world. What is less well known is that Edward Crossley and his employed assistant astronomer Joseph Gledhill had an observatory with the largest reflecting telescope in England. The two astronomers made massive contributions to the study of astronomy a...

This year 2025 is the 320th aniiversary in 1705 of the predicted return of Halley's comet

On a foggy January day in 1941 the experienced pilot Amy Johnson took off for a routine flight nver to be seen again. What happened?

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in...

If you think of great band music in the 1930s and 1940s you will probably think of Glen Miller with hits like Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo and In the Mood. This is the 80th anniversary of his disappearance. It is strange that someone so well-known at the time and so well remembered has a large mystery attached to his last journey.

It is 100 years since this bright nova was discoverd in the constellation of Hercules. It was one of the brightest nova of the 20th century..

It was grim day up north on December 12th 1891. In a snowstorm at Turf Moor Stadium Burnley are playing Blackburn Rovers in a first Division match. It says much about the Victorian period that the Match kicked off at all. I the second half the weather conditions worsen, and peoples resolve weakens. The Blackburn Rovers players revolt, walking of the pitch and feeling numb it is too cold to play. O...