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GOTO Kilonova Seekers Citizen Science Project Launched

Regular readers of these notes may have heard of the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) project which aims to detect the optical counterpart of Gravitational Wave events. These events are due to the collision of neutron stars, or a neutron star colliding with a black hole. The scientists involved in Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 3 monthsJuly 12, 2023 ago
Gavin Ramsay

Armagh Astronomers hunting for Cosmic Explosions

Armagh is a partner in two telescope projects whose key goal is to detect the optical counterpart of colliding massive dead stars. Albert Einstein predicted that when two massive objects spiral around each other, eventually merging to become one more massive object, gravitational waves would be emitted. Scientists spent a Read more…

By Gavin Ramsay, 4 months ago
Latest News

World Heritage Commission Visits the Irish Observatories of Armagh, Birr and Dunsink

The International Astronomical Union’s Commission for World Heritage has undertaken a study tour of the three historic Irish astronomical observatories at Armagh, Birr in Co Offlay and Dunsink in Dublin in order to consider their potential for nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status. The concept of World Heritage is important Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 1 year ago
Astronomers

Ask an Astronomer

If you’ve ever had any burning questions you wanted to ask an astronomer, here is the place to do it! We’ve answered some common questions here, but if you have any more you’d like an answer to, comment on this post.

By Anna Taylor, 3 yearsFebruary 26, 2021 ago
History and Heritage

Discovering the Collection: Objects of the AOP

The Armagh Observatory, as it sits nestled in trees on a hill, has an air of history about it. The building has been home, workplace and sanctum to directors, their families, astronomers, staff of all stripes and students over its ongoing history. The history of AOP now resides in our ever-expanding collection Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 3 yearsNovember 19, 2020 ago
Human Exploration

Astronomers and Telescopes

One of our Astronomers, Dr Gavin Ramsay, reflects on his memories of some of the amazing telescopes he has travelled to throughout his career! When the telescope was invented in early 17th century, they were generally used in the urban environment. Gradually they were housed in quite grand purpose-built buildings Read more…

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 3 yearsMarch 27, 2020 ago
Latest News

Special Valentine’s Day StarTracker

Get starry-eyed at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Book Tickets Here A Valentine’s Day trip to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium will show the special person in your life that you love them to the stars and back. As the trend for experiential gifts continues to rise, especially among social media users Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 4 yearsJanuary 15, 2020 ago
January

January Night Sky 2020

This is the first Night Sky blog article of the new decade and hopefully I’ll be able to point out some interesting things for you all to see in the night sky this month.

By Heather Alexander, 4 yearsJanuary 1, 2020 ago
Solar System

10 things you should never ask an astronomer

This article has been inspired by the many questions we get asked here at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. We love being asked questions but we thought it would be funny to have a look at the questions you really should never ask an Astronomer. We hope this gives you a bit of a laugh! 

By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 5 yearsJuly 13, 2018 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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