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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The Dragons of Armagh Planetarium
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsArmagh Planetarium hosted an amazing week-long live theatre performance of the Dragons of Azrael in conjunction with the Department of Culture, Arts and leisure’s Creativity Month. Creativity month is an... -
Telescope nights at Armagh Planetarium
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 3 CommentsWe live in an age when dazzling astronomical imagery is everywhere. We are privileged to have immediate access to close ups of the worlds of the Solar System thanks to... -
Images of the Month: The Beauty of Pinhole Photography
Posted on January 29, 2013 | No CommentsOn the weekend of the 14and 15 of July 2012 we held a pinhole photography event. This was led by the world renowned pinhole photographer Justin Quinnell. Justin has been... -
Columbia Tragedy: A Horrifying Memory
Posted on January 24, 2013 | No Comments1 February 2013 will be the tenth anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew. After a routine science mission the orbiter was making a daytime... -
Christmas Card Competition Winners: Images of the Month
Posted on December 19, 2012 | No CommentsThis year we at Armagh Planetarium held our Christmas Card competition for the second year running and were overwhelmed with the number of outstanding designs mixing the themes of... -
Sir Patrick Moore RIP
Posted on December 9, 2012 | 4 CommentsThe world-wide community of stargazers has been saddened by the passing of one of its great characters. Patrick Moore was a hugely popular figure whose many books, television appearances and... -
The Ultimate Space Game
Posted on November 29, 2012 | No CommentsImagine you’re one of the crew on the first mission to Mars. Stepping on the Red Planet for the first time is the adventure of a life time and you’re... -
Top 10 Astronomy Gifts for Christmas 2012
Posted on October 4, 2012 | 1 CommentSleigh bells ring are you listening, Have yourself a Merry little Christmas, It’s the most wonderful time of the year….It sounds like it is getting close to Christmas so get... -
The Fireball of 21 September 2012
Posted on September 21, 2012 | 41 CommentsSomething dramatic happened in our skies on Friday evening.I missed seeing it myself so I’m quite green with envy of the reports from eye witnesses of spectacular fireballs racing through... -
A Piece of Armagh on the Moon: Image of the Month
Posted on August 23, 2012 | No CommentsOnce, about four billion years ago, an asteroid about a kilometre and a half across fell on our Moon.It fell unwitnessed by the brooding, lifeless Earth which loomed large in...