Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IòÀÙm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumòÀÙs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views 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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![For those of you that are still bearing the psychological scars from PlutoòÀÙs demotion from planet to dwarf planet a decade ago, here is news that may add salt to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-of-Planet_nine-115x115.png "Planet Nine from Outer Space")
Planet Nine from Outer Space
Posted on March 2, 2016 | 6 CommentsFor those of you that are still bearing the psychological scars from PlutoòÀÙs demotion from planet to dwarf planet a decade ago, here is news that may add salt to […] -
![Peer deep into the constellation Sagittarius and you will find a spectacular young star cluster and its associated stellar nursery. These are M8 and the Lagoon Nebula. More than […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image-of-M8-star-forming-region-115x115.jpg "A Spectacular View of the Lagoon Nebula")
A Spectacular View of the Lagoon Nebula
Posted on July 28, 2015 | No CommentsPeer deep into the constellation Sagittarius and you will find a spectacular young star cluster and its associated stellar nursery. These are M8 and the Lagoon Nebula. More than […] -
![The discovery of new planets beyond our Solar System has further expanded on what we thought we knew about what is out there. These distant extrasolar planets or exoplanets have […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image-of-Kepler-62f-115x115.jpg "Exoplanets Glossary")
Exoplanets Glossary
Posted on September 27, 2013 | 5 CommentsThe discovery of new planets beyond our Solar System has further expanded on what we thought we knew about what is out there. These distant extrasolar planets or exoplanets have […] -
![Zeta Reticuli, a dim binary system of Sun-like stars only 39.5 light years away in the little constellation of Reticulum is strangely well-known. Why is it so famous? This system […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Image-of-zeta-reticuli-115x115.png "The Truth About Zeta Reticuli")
The Truth About Zeta Reticuli
Posted on May 9, 2013 | 111 CommentsZeta Reticuli, a dim binary system of Sun-like stars only 39.5 light years away in the little constellation of Reticulum is strangely well-known. Why is it so famous? This system […] -
![Have you ever wished you could hop into a time machine, zip back billions of years and answer one of the age old questions that have plagued mankind from the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Image-of-ALMA_array_on_Chajnantor-115x115.jpg "ALMA: Everything You Need to Know About Europe’s Giant Eye on the Sky")
ALMA: Everything You Need to Know About Europe’s Giant Eye on the Sky
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsHave you ever wished you could hop into a time machine, zip back billions of years and answer one of the age old questions that have plagued mankind from the […] -
![A new image from the European southern ObservatoryòÀÙs Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ˆà(VISTA) telescope reveals the glowing clouds of gas and filaments of dust surrounding hot young […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image-of-NGC6357-115x115.jpg "Stellar Nursery NGC 6357: Image of the Month")
Stellar Nursery NGC 6357: Image of the Month
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsA new image from the European southern ObservatoryòÀÙs Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ˆà(VISTA) telescope reveals the glowing clouds of gas and filaments of dust surrounding hot young […] -
![Audiences flocked to see James CameronòÀÙs ˆàepic movie Avatar, the story of a disabled human who gets a chance to live a new life as a 3m tall blue-skinned humanoid […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/image-of-centauri-system-115x115.jpg "Alpha Centauri Bb: the Planet Next Door")
Alpha Centauri Bb: the Planet Next Door
Posted on October 17, 2012 | 3 CommentsAudiences flocked to see James CameronòÀÙs ˆàepic movie Avatar, the story of a disabled human who gets a chance to live a new life as a 3m tall blue-skinned humanoid […] -
![This image of the reflection nebula Messier 78 (NGC 2068) includes the soft glow ofˆà submillimetre-wavelength (infra red) radiation from clouds of interstellar dust grains running through the nebula.Dense clouds […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Image-of-M78-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: On Fire Off Orion")
Image of the Month: On Fire Off Orion
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsThis image of the reflection nebula Messier 78 (NGC 2068) includes the soft glow ofˆà submillimetre-wavelength (infra red) radiation from clouds of interstellar dust grains running through the nebula.Dense clouds […] -
![ˆàA globular cluster is made of hundreds of thousands or even millions of stars packed together in a pretty compact ball. The stars in globular clusters are old and thereòÀÙs […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/image-of-m55-115x115.jpg "M55: A Glorious Globular!")
M55: A Glorious Globular!
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 9 CommentsˆàA globular cluster is made of hundreds of thousands or even millions of stars packed together in a pretty compact ball. The stars in globular clusters are old and thereòÀÙs […] -
![Our Image of the Month was released to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and is a striking panoramic look at a stellar nursery which is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-of-Hubble-panorama-of-Tarantula-nebula-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: The Tarantula Nebula")
Image of the Month: The Tarantula Nebula
Posted on April 20, 2012 | No CommentsOur Image of the Month was released to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and is a striking panoramic look at a stellar nursery which is […]