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Armagh Planetarium

Armagh Planetarium’s 2018 Summer Programme

This summer experience our world and beyond as you sit back and relax in the Planetarium’s 360-degree dome theatre. With six different shows running Monday-Saturday throughout July and August there is so much to choose from, including a brand new film.

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 3 years3 years ago
Armagh Planetarium

Meet the AOP Team!

1 September 2016 saw the first full meeting of all of the staff of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium.     We are looking forward to carrying Armagh’s impressive heritage of astronomical research and public education forward into an exciting future together! You can follow AOP’s work through our websites and Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 4 years4 years ago
Armagh Planetarium

Armagh Planetarium Welcomes New Director

We are delighted to welcome Michael G. Burton as Director of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium.   Professor Burton is an internationally renowned researcher who specialises in using infrared and millimetre-wave astronomy to study how stars form in the interstellar medium (the tenuous matter between the stars in our galaxy, the Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 5 years4 years ago
Armagh Planetarium

10 Most Popular Astronotes Stories of 2014

In 2014 Armagh Planetarium’s website (including Astronotes) received well over 1 million page views from all over the world. What were all these people coming to see? Here are the 10 most viewed Astronotes articles of 2014.     1. The Truth About the Black Knight Satellite Mystery 2. 8 Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 6 years5 years ago
Armagh Planetarium

Top 10 Space Themed Christmas Presents for Kids

For my Top 10 Space Themed Christmas Present List this year I wanted to compile a list of unique gifts for children.  These are items that Santa would have to plan getting in advance of the big day arriving!  So let’s begin our countdown of the top 10 unique space Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 6 years5 years ago
Earth Satellites

Satellites: Everything You Need to Know

“Man must rise above Earth, to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives” Socrates (circa 399BC). Of course the philosopher Socrates would not have been thinking about satellites or spacecraft at this time, but his famous quote Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 7 years7 years 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, 7 years ago
Armagh Planetarium

Planet Aliens visit Armagh Planetarium

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure’s “Creativity Month” is an annual celebration which takes place each March.  It inspires creative and collaboration amongst many industries from theatre to astronomy!   Throughout the month of March there are exciting events and workshops aimed at stimulating new thinking to help artistic people, Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 7 years7 years ago
Solar System

Who was Galileo?

You may have heard of the name Galileo.  Perhaps it is through an interest in science or maybe it’s from the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody”.  But who was the man behind the famous name?  What did he do and achieve?  Well, as Galileo would be 450 years old in 2014, Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 7 years7 years ago
The Future

2014′s Space Odysseys

The year 2014 could see the first 3D printer brought into space, the first fare-paying passengers leave Planet Earth on the Virgin Galactic and the first test mission of a new vehicle called Orion that might one day take humans to Mars. Exciting stuff, bring on 2014! But what else Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 7 years7 years 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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