June 2024 – Astronotes

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COOLEST AND DRIEST JUNE FOR NINE YEARS, DULLER THAN AVERAGE

Armagh Observatory reports that June 2024 was the coolest and driest June at Armagh for nine years, that is, since June 2015. Very unusually the monthly average temperature was less than the preceding May, the first time this has happened at Armagh for 176 years. With just 125.5 hours of Read more…

By Mark Bailey, 3 monthsJuly 9, 2024 ago

June

June Night Sky 2024

Night Sky June Summer is almost here so welcome back for another month of objects to look out for in the night sky, with some good weather (fingers crossed)! June has a few things for us to see, first thing being the summer solstice. Summer Solstice Thursday 20th of June Read more…

By Lovisa Redpath, 4 monthsJune 1, 2024 ago

Intergalactic Craic

S3Ep6 - Intergalactic Craic On The Road
Welcome to a very special edition of Intergalactic Craic where we take it on the road! Join Rok, Zuri, Alice, and Andrew as they venture half way around the world to attend the ACM2023 conference in Flagstaff Arizona!
S3Ep5 - Craic with all these moons?
Heather and her new co-host Dr Rok are back! Taking time out of their busy schedules they have recorded an episode all about the dramatic increase to the number of moons of the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn! They also delve into their own busy schedules and explain everything there is to know about AOP's […]
S3Ep4 - Wee Bitta Craic: Bout Ye Alice?
This month is the final 'getting to know you' episode of Intergalactic Craic: Wee Bitta Craic. Ethan and Zuri interview Alice and ask her all about how she came to be doing her PhD at AOP. Find out this and more in this info packed episode!