Our Christmas Opening Hours:

Closed: Tuesday 24 – Friday 27 Dec, Sun 29 Dec 2019 and Wednesday 1 January 2020
To book tickets for our Show Programme over the Christmas holidays click here
Our Christmas Opening Hours:

Closed: Tuesday 24 – Friday 27 Dec, Sun 29 Dec 2019 and Wednesday 1 January 2020
To book tickets for our Show Programme over the Christmas holidays click here
On 12 December 2025 At 03:09:36 UTC, astronomers at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) have captured what is believed to be the first video recording of a lunar impact flash in Ireland, and the Read more
A Winter wonderland above – December night sky December nights, where the sky greets you like an icy cathedral of stars and wonder, and the nights draw darker earlier. It is also the time of year where Santa takes flight with his reindeers. This year he will have quite the view with the constellations twinkling bright telling him their ancient stories, Read more
On 9 October 2025 Dr Mart de Groot passed away at his home in Richhill, Armagh. Dr de Groot stood as the 8th Director of the Armagh Observatory between 1976 and 1994, stewarding the institution Read more
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