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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May 2013 Night Sky Wonders
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsIf you find yourself in the great outdoors any evening during May and it’s a cloudless night, turning your eyes towards the heavens could be an unusually interesting way for... -
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... -
Where and When to See Comet PANSTARRS
Posted on March 6, 2013 | 4 CommentsComet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS has been wowing observers in the southern hemisphere recently and there have been some fantastic images taken of it. So when do we in Armagh get... -
March Sky Wonders
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsThe skies have been quite exciting for just the first two months of 2013, with a near earth asteroid and a crazy Russian Meteorite. Hopefully March will keep the celestial... -
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... -
The Night sky in February 2013
Posted on February 1, 2013 | No CommentsNow hopefully any January blues are well and truly dispersed by now and you are prepared to take full advantage of the dark February night sky. Although special events may... -
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... -
10 Things You Need to Know About Comet ISON
Posted on January 16, 2013 | 15 CommentsComet ISON is coming! This new comet is currently (January 2013) a dim speck in the constellation Gemini, between the stars Castor and Pollux. Later this year it may develop... -
Sky Wonders for January 2013
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsJanuary sees the beginning of a New Year with everyone’s New Year’s resolutions to be healthier, to be happier and many people deciding to take up or return to a... -
2013′s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 8, 2013 | No CommentsThis year has started off with perhaps a little more promise than the last, not only did the world not end but a new Mayan calendar has started, mysterious planet...