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 Truth About Zeta Reticuli
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 3 CommentsZeta Reticuli, a dim binary system of Sun-like stars only 39.5 light years away in the little constellation of Reticulum is strangely well-known. Why is it so famous? This system... -
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... -
Alpha Centauri Bb: the Planet Next Door
Posted on October 17, 2012 | 1 CommentThree years ago, across the world, audiences flocked to see James Cameron’s epic movie ‘Avatar’, the story of a crippled human who gets a chance to live a new life... -
100 Years of Cosmic Rays
Posted on September 21, 2012 | No CommentsEver had a frustrating morning and wished you could ‘Hulk-out’ or that some superhuman abilities were within your grasp even for the briefest of moments?With the psyche of superheroes very... -
Everything You Need to Know About the Milky Way
Posted on September 14, 2012 | 2 Comments, -
Finding Your Way in the Milky Way
Posted on August 21, 2012 | 1 CommentOur galaxy, the Milky Way, is vaster than we puny humans can imagine.A huge (100 000 light years across) spiral of stars and nebulae embedded in the tenuous interstellar medium... -
Did aliens build the pyramids?
Posted on July 3, 2012 | 2 CommentsMankind is responsible for numerous achievements in technology, arts and science.However, how much can this attributed solely to the human mind or is there another reason man has achieved such... -
Another Earth?
Posted on September 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe belief that mankind is unique in our universe has not been proven otherwise. So what if one day we discover we as humans are not one of a kind,... -
Apollo 18: Astronotes Goes to the Movies!
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 14 CommentsApollo 18, a movie hybrid of horror and science fiction is stirring up a lot of interest. Your intrepid reporter decided to see what the fuss was about. Here is... -
Apollo in Hollywood: 8 Moonlanding Movies
Posted on June 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsUnlike previous voyages of exploration, humanity’s first steps on the Moon did not inspire great works of art and literature. In fact Project Apollo has rarely even intruded in to...