Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, I’m Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the Planetarium’s official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. We hope you will come here to learn what is hot and exciting, profound or even weird from worlds beyond ours . So that's the introduction out of the way, now on with the Universe!
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John Glenn’s First Spaceflight
On 20 February 1962, John Glenn (b1921) became the fifth human to enter space. For his spaceflight Glenn, a US Marine Corps aviator was strapped into a tiny Mercury capsule…
Featured Stories
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Wonders of the February Night Sky
If you look towards the west just after sunset this February you will see a very bright star in the darkening sky. Known as the Evening Star, brilliant Venus steals…
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Eternity in 365 days
The Universe is 13.75 billion years old. It is easy to say, but what does that mean in Earthly terms? Let’s squeeze the whole history of the Universe into a…
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Stargazing Live 2012 at Armagh
After last year’s success, BBC2’s Stargazing Live returned to our screens this month for another three nights of astronomy wonders. Holding the reins again were the charismatic Professor Brian Cox…
Editors' Picks
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Hello Earth!
Fewer than 600 people have ever seen our world from space and only a couple of dozen have travelled far enough away to seen the Earth as a planet against…
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Venus: Earth’s Sister Planet
Venus has always been regarded as Earth’s Sister Planet. After all, it can be the closest planet to us and it is nearly the same size as Earth. But how…
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Northern Lights: Coming to a Sky Near You?
The aurora is a stunning celestial event associated with Earth’s polar regions. Recently Ireland has been witness to this beautiful phenomenon. If you are standing looking up at the…
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January 2012
Wonders of the January Sky
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Nebulae
The Heart of the Omega Nebula: Image of the Month
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The Future
2012′s Space Odysseys
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Comets and Asteroids
Professor Moriarty: a Great but Forgotten Astronomer
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Monthly Sky Notes
Sirius: a Winter Sky Wonder
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Human Exploration
Why We Will Never Conquer Space
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Human Exploration
Saturday’s a Starry Night in Dungannon
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Human Exploration
Russia’s Rival to Apollo
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Human Exploration
Secrets of a Starburst Galaxy
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Moon
Image of the Month: Helene
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