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Bring the Moon into your Home!

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium launches new interactive app previously used in the exhibition hall for the public to try! This latest technology will help you to bring the Moon into your home via an augmented reality app. The easy to use app allows you to bring the Moon Globe into Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 3 yearsMay 13, 2020 ago
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Interactive Junior Cycle Space Experience Launched

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium have announced new interactive Junior Cycle modules based on Earth and Space and the Physical World.  Delivered by a highly trained education team, the inspirational journey aims to inspire the next generation into STEM related subjects.  Professor Michael Burton said, “Our new programme for the Junior Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 3 yearsNovember 20, 2019 ago
Cosmology

The IAU: An Introduction

To kick off our new weekly series on the Technical Applications of Astronomy to Society, inspired by a recent publication of the IAU (The International Astronomical Union), our Director Michael Burton has written a brief summary of the history and purpose of the IAU, as well as outlining some of Read more…

By Michael Burton, 4 yearsMay 2, 2019 ago
Armagh Planetarium

Christmas Card Competition Winners 2015

For anyone who is not feeling the Christmas spirit yet this Christmas, Armagh Planetarium is definitely the place you will find it! We held our 5th annual Christmas Card Competition this year at Armagh Planetarium and we were astounded by the response from the schools across Northern Ireland and beyond! Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 7 yearsDecember 16, 2015 ago
Armagh Planetarium

Belfast Met Space Camp Has a Blast at Armagh Planetarium!

In July 2015 Belfast Met opened its doors to budding astronauts, pilots and app geniuses with a new series of STEM summer camps. The free activity camps took place at Titanic Quarter Campus for over 16’s interested in fun experiments involving cosmology, aerospace science and ICT technologies.   Space Camp Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 8 yearsAugust 6, 2015 ago
Armagh Planetarium

Stargazing the Night Sky Course Returns in April

Would you like to discover more about the night sky?   Stargazing the Night Sky is a short and very informal course is for complete beginners who want to know more about the wonders of the cosmos. The course takes a season by season look at the stars in their Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 8 yearsMarch 16, 2015 ago
Armagh Planetarium

Astronaut training at Armagh Planetarium

Every child at some stage dreams of reaching the stars and sadly as we grow up the reality of becoming an astronaut often disappears as it seems to become unreachable. Well teachers across the country unite and let’s give the children in your classroom the tools to make their dreams Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 8 yearsJanuary 12, 2015 ago
Planets

Hi Pi

Technology in this day and age has progressed leaps and bounds over the years and things that may have once been out of reach of the normal everyday person have become more readily available. For instance something as huge and important as the internet, the key to the vast majority Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 9 yearsMay 9, 2014 ago
Armagh Planetarium

St Patrick’s Academy Rockets Ahead

“Encouraging school children to enter the world of aerospace, engineering and science” This is the motto for the Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge which takes place across the globe.  The prize, if you accept the challenge, is an all-expenses paid trip to Paris and Toulouse for the final fly-off against teams from Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 9 years ago
Armagh Planetarium

A Launchpad into the Space Industry

Teachers from across Northern Ireland have come together to learn how to build and launch their own rockets. It’s all part of an initiative deriving from a new ‘Space Science Technology’ qualification developed by local exams body, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).     According to Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 9 yearsJanuary 17, 2014 ago

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