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Ultra-hot Hydrogen Molecules in Interstellar Space – Part 1

Solving a 40 year cosmic mystery about interstellar gas only to uncover an even deeper one. Author: Michael Burton, Director of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Hydrogen molecules have been found in clouds of shocked gas in interstellar space that are at temperatures of around 5,000 degrees.  This is much Read more…

By Michael Burton, 3 daysFebruary 6, 2023 ago
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Ultra-hot Hydrogen Molecules in Interstellar Space – Part 2

Want to know more detail about the research described in this Astronotes article on ultra-hot hydrogen molecules? Here are five papers spanning more than four decades of research that helped lead to this discovery of ultra-hot molecular hydrogen: Velocity profiles in the 2.1 micron molecular hydrogen line emission line in the Orion Molecular Cloud Read more…

By Michael Burton, 3 daysFebruary 6, 2023 ago
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ARMAGH OBSERVATORY AND PLANETARIUM SPEARHEADS DISCOVERY OF NEW STARS

World renowned astronomical research centre, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, has co-authored a research paper that announces the discovery of eight new and very hot stars with effective temperatures exceeding 100,000K.   Published by the Royal Astronomical Society, the paper* is based on data gathered using the Southern African Large Telescope Read more…

By Anna Taylor, 1 monthJanuary 9, 2023 ago
astronomers

An Astronomer’s Trip

Written by AOP PhD Candidate Chris Duffy Although much of the work of a modern astronomer is behind a desk number crunching and working out what our data is telling us, there are also opportunities to be involved in taking that data. At AOP we have recently joined there BlackGEM Read more…

By Courtney Allison, 3 monthsNovember 25, 2022 ago
Milky Way

Prospecting for Interstellar Oil

Burcu Gunay, Ege University, Turkey We have developed a new method to look for carbon compounds in space, akin to prospecting for oil on Earth. Between the stars lie vast amounts of interstellar gas and dust, spread thinly throughout our Galaxy.  The dust can contain compounds of carbon.  When it Read more…

By Michael Burton, 7 monthsJuly 8, 2022 ago
PhD Students

From La Palma With Love

One the most common problems when someone begins doing research in Astronomy is the lack of previous observational experience with proper professional telescopes. Of course, the capabilities of these instruments are separated by an abyss when compared with amateur telescopes, as they are conceived to do science.    Someone could Read more…

By Courtney Allison, 10 monthsApril 29, 2022 ago
Latest News

World Heritage Commission Visits the Irish Observatories of Armagh, Birr and Dunsink

The International Astronomical Union’s Commission for World Heritage has undertaken a study tour of the three historic Irish astronomical observatories at Armagh, Birr in Co Offlay and Dunsink in Dublin in order to consider their potential for nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status. The concept of World Heritage is important Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 10 months ago
Press Releases

JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE – LATEST NEWS

It’s been just over two months since The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space.  On Christmas Day 2021, Professor Michael Burton watched the launch online, whilst enjoying his Christmas dinner! So, what has happened since launch day and where is the telescope now? We find out more from Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 11 monthsMarch 7, 2022 ago
Research News

James Webb Space Telescope: 25 Years for The Next Giant Leap

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been in space since 1990 and has resolved many long-standing problems in astronomy, whilst raising new ones thus improving our knowledge and curiosity significantly. It has been the most important telescope we had for 31 years. Now it’s time to relay the mission to its Read more…

By Courtney Allison, 1 yearNovember 30, 2021 ago
Solar System

MULTI-MOON SUMMER MADNESS

How many moons can you see with the naked eye? The answer may surprise you.. Of the hundreds of moons orbiting the planets of our solar system, all but four are too faint to see with the naked eye. One of the four is, of course, Earth’s own Moon. The Read more…

By Apostolos Christou, 2 yearsJune 11, 2021 ago

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Hello and welcome 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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