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Kevin Kilburn, amateur astronomer and Fellow of the Royal Astonomical Society (Portal ID 'astronomer') speaking at the Bull Ring Open Day in July 2011. Kevin's talk includes fascinating details of the Leek double sunset, thoughts on astronomical alignments at other sites in the North Midlands and similarities to monuments in Dumfries and Galloway such as at Cairnholy.
He also explains oft misunderstood astronomical concepts such as the precession of the equinoxes and changes in the obliquity of the ecliptic. Finally he offers a suggestion as to why prehistoric people, before the Bronze Age would have been so interested in settling the area - the copper!
Thanks again Kevin for giving this talk and allowing us to upload it.
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