LATEST INFORMATION FROM ARMAGH PLANETARIUM
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 OCTOBER 2007
Special Planetarium celebrations to mark Sputnik's 50th anniversary Saturday 29th October 2007
 SEPTEMBER 2007
Planetarium starts new accredited astronomy courses in conjuction with Queen's University
Special free evening event event to mark European Heritage Open Day Saturday 8th September
 AUGUST 2007
Planetarium holds special Voyager 2 anniversary event and competition
 APRIL 2007
World Renowned astrophotographer set to visit Armagh Planetarium
 SEPTEMBER 2006
Armagh wins Digistar3 Programming contest in Salt Lake City
 MAY 2006
Armagh Planetarium reaches for the stars at the 2006 Balmoral Show
 MAY 2006
Armagh Planetarium hosts 30th anniversary conference of the British Association of Planetaria
 SEPTEMBER 2005
Armagh Planetarium participates in the Global Hands On Universe Conference in Beijing
Planetarium Director Dr Tom Mason MBE co-authors new science education book.
 AUGUST 2005
New on-line star charts available showing the location of objects over Northern Ireland skies.
View the latest images of Armagh Planetarium's renovation project.
  JUNE 2005
Earth Observation and Eduspace Workshops popular at NI Geography Conference.
Renovation work commences on main building and Space Theatre!
  MAY 2005
Staff represent Armagh at the British Association of Planetaria (BAP) conference in Manchester.
 
Armagh staff travel to Nigeria on the ultimate outreach visit.
 
  APRIL 2005
Armagh Planetarium and Ulster Museum Hubble event is huge success!
Hubble Space Telescope 15th Anniversary in Northern Ireland.
  FEBRUARY 2005
Accessing astronomy at University College Cork .
  JANUARY 2005
ESA Astronaut Dr Andre Kuipers visits Ireland.
Dr Tom Mason (Armagh Planetarium Director) is awarded the M.B.E.
  DECEMBER 2004
Refurbishment work begins!
  OCTOBER 2004
Armagh Planetarium receives £2 million award from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
  JANUARY 2004
Planetarium celebrates the Chinese New Year with the local Chinese community.
  NOV EMBER 2003
Outreach Team is a huge hit at the Galway Science Festival.
Planetarium Outreach Team participates in the Waterford Science Festival.
Lunar Eclipse Saturday 8th 2003.
  OCTOBER 2003
Space Theatre dome restored to former glory.
  SEPTEMBER 2003
 
New astronomy education initiative - On-Line Learning with Oxford, Yale and Stanford University.
 
  AUGUST 2003
Planetarium organises telescope viewing evenings to observe Mars.
Armagh Planetarium welcomes European Space Agency visitors.
 
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