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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![Next week, all being well a Falcon 9 rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a very special payload: a spacecraft built by a Tel Aviv-based company […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SpaceIL-115x115.jpg "A private spacecraft heads for the Moon")
A private spacecraft heads for the Moon
Posted on February 15, 2019 | No CommentsNext week, all being well a Falcon 9 rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a very special payload: a spacecraft built by a Tel Aviv-based company […] -
![Michael Burton, Director of the Armagh Observatory and Planaterium Monday January 21, 2019 – the last chance to watch a total eclipse of the Moon from Armagh for over a […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/superblueblood_moon_NASA-115x115.jpg "Hunting for the Moon – the struggles of an eclipse chaser")
Hunting for the Moon – the struggles of an eclipse chaser
Posted on January 21, 2019 | 1 CommentMichael Burton, Director of the Armagh Observatory and Planaterium Monday January 21, 2019 – the last chance to watch a total eclipse of the Moon from Armagh for over a […] -
![Article written by: Heather Alexander, Education officer At the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium we have been having a look at all the things that are going to happen throughout the […]](https://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/transit_mercury-2006-115x115.jpg "10 things you need to know about Space – 2019")
10 things you need to know about Space – 2019
Posted on January 18, 2019 | 1 CommentArticle written by: Heather Alexander, Education officer At the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium we have been having a look at all the things that are going to happen throughout the […] -
Early riser’s delight: The total lunar eclipse of 21st January 2019
Posted on January 14, 2019 | No Comments21st January 2019, sky-watchers will witness a rare total eclipse of the Moon. This will be the last opportunity to view a total lunar eclipse from the British Isles for three-and-a-half years, until 16 May 2022. -
Apollo 8 and the First Humans to the Moon – 50 Years On
Posted on December 14, 2018 | 4 CommentsChristmas Eve of 1968 saw the arrival of the first humans at the Moon – the crew of Apollo 8. A truly momentous event in history, the arrival of humans to another world for the very first time. -
2019: A Chinese Year of the Moon
Posted on December 7, 2018 | 2 CommentsThe rapidly-approaching 2019 will let us mark a half-century since human beings took the first steps on a body other than the Earth, namely our own Moon. But, come the New Year, lunar exploration is likely to make the headlines for one other reason: a number of robotic spacecraft built by three different nations will attempt to repeat the feat accomplished by the Apollo programme and land on the Moon’s surface. -
5 Theories and Conspiracies Debunked
Posted on November 30, 2018 | 1 CommentWith Space Exploration comes theories and conspiracies. In our latest blog we debunk some of the more infamous ones. -
Insight on InSight
Posted on November 23, 2018 | No CommentsSome seven months ago, a NASA spacecraft called InSight was launched atop an Atlas 5 rocket and headed to Mars (Figure 1). If all goes well, the spacecraft will land on the Martian surface at around 8pm UK time this Monday 26th November and begin its science investigation. InSight is a fixed lander (see Figure 2 below), a much simpler affair than the Curiosity rover that arrived in 2012 and continues its trek across the floor of Gale crater to this day. Mobility, is however, not required for the specific aim of the mission. -
What’s up in the sky this August
Posted on August 1, 2018 | No CommentsIt's the beginning of a new month, filled with new exciting events in the night sky. Here is a brief summary of what to expect in the next few weeks. -
Dark Moon Rising: the total lunar eclipse of 27 July, 2018
Posted on July 26, 2018 | 1 CommentThe Armagh Observatory and Planetarium are holding a special event to mark the lunar eclipse, coming at almost the same time as the opposition of Mars. The event has proved so popular that tickets sold out within a couple of hours of being released, so we have written this blog entry to tell you about what will happen if you missed out on obtaining a ticket or are going to try to observe the eclipse from elsewhere.
