image of Tim_Peake [Tim Peake: Astronaut with the Right Stuff]
– December 3, 2015
Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, I’m Heather, welcoming you to Astronotes, the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium’s official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from all those who work in our organisation, 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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- Armagh Observatory opened in 1790
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- Armagh Planetarium opened in 1968
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- Professor Louise Harra
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- Director of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Michael Burton, on top of Mopra Rock in the Warrumbungles National Park of New South Wales. The 22m diameter Mopra radio telescope, star of the tale told here, lies below and behind him. (image credit: Michael Burton)
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- Official NASA portrait of British astronaut Timothy Peake
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- The one year crew, Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko
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- The ISS orbits the earth every 90mins. Credit: NASA
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- Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space
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- Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the woman who discovered pulsars
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- Chris Hadfield at Armagh Planetarium
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- The famous men from Apollo 11
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- The VLT
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