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5 Facts About… Neptune!

And now we come to the last planet in our solar system… You found me… eventually Up until the discovery of Neptune all planets in our Solar System were found with the naked eye or with the aid of a telescope, Neptune however was the first mathematically predicted planetary discovery. Read more…

By Ria Mee, 5 yearsMay 26, 2020 ago
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Human Exploration

5 Facts About… Uranus!

Now we come to the penultimate planet in our solar system, the lovely Uranus! That’s Not My Name! Uranus was discovered in March 1781 by astronomer William Herschel. He was observing the stars in the night sky using a telescope that he had built himself when he made the new discovery. Uranus was Read more…

By Ria Mee, 5 yearsMay 19, 2020 ago
Planets

5 Facts About… Mars!

This week out 5 Facts series continues with our little brother planet – Mars! Seeing Red  Mars is famously known as the red planet as its dusty ground is tinged brownish red by iron-oxide (rust). This makes Mars look red to the human eye when we see it in the night sky. Read more…

By Anna Taylor, 5 yearsApril 28, 2020 ago
Planets

5 Facts About… Earth!

This week our 5 Facts series continues with our home planet! Read on to learn more about our Earth. Earth is the only planet not named after a God The other planets in our Solar System are named after Roman and Greek Gods, but not our Earth! The word “Earth” Read more…

By Anna Taylor, 5 yearsApril 21, 2020 ago
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Solar System

5 Facts About… Venus!

Next in our 5 Facts series we have the most evil planet of them all! The second planet from the sun is named after the Roman Goddess of love. However, as we are about to find out, it is far from lovely! Hot, Hot, Hot!  Although Mercury is closest to Read more…

By Anna Taylor, 5 yearsApril 14, 2020 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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