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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10 Amazing Myths About Meteorites
Posted on April 17, 2013 | No CommentsDespite meteorites falling to the ground often throughout the Earth’s lifespan, there are still many myths some stranger than others existing around these elusive fragments from space. Meteorites... -
Night Sky Wonders: April
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsIf you find yourself in the great outdoors any evening during April and it’s a cloudless night, turning your eyes towards the heavens could be an unusually interesting way for... -
What Killed the Dinosaurs?
Posted on March 22, 2013 | No CommentsIn February 2013, the asteroid 2012 DA14 flew past the Earth closer than many of the Earth’s geo-stationary satellites. Although not visible to the naked eye many telescopes were fixed... -
Was the 21 September Fireball a Second Moon?
Posted on October 4, 2012 | No CommentsSince before the dawn of history we have admired our planet’s amazing moon and enjoyed its beautiful light.Since the 1600s we have known that some of the other planets of... -
A Fireball in the Night: Image of the Month
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 1 CommentAn intruder from beyond Earth’s atmosphere can be seen in this image of the 21 September fireball taken by amateur astronomer Colin Campbell from his garden in Lisburn. Here... -
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... -
Wonders of the August Sky
Posted on August 7, 2012 | No CommentsThe summer months have been particularly uneventful, or more so the events have been hard to spot in the bright summer nights but the month of August has some amazing... -
Wonders of the July Sky
Posted on July 23, 2012 | No CommentsWith the summer well underway we can really delve into some of the summertime treats the night sky has to offer us.Although the duration of darkness in the summer nights... -
Wonders of the April Night Sky
Posted on March 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe month of April is fantastic month for stargazing and for astronomy in general with numerous dates to mark in your calendar. From Earth Day celebrated on 22 April, in... -
To the Edge of Space
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 2 CommentsWhere does space begin? Let’s look up into our planet’s atmosphere, that shell of nitrogen (about 78%), oxygen (about 20%), various other gases (2%) that makes life on Earth possible,...