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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![1 February 2013 will be the tenth anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew. After a routine science mission the orbiter was making a daytime […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Image-of-columbia-crew-115x115.jpg "Columbia Tragedy: A Horrifying Memory")
Columbia Tragedy: A Horrifying Memory
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 1 Comment1 February 2013 will be the tenth anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew. After a routine science mission the orbiter was making a daytime […] -
![Perhaps you havenòÀÙt noticed but new Astronotes posts have been a little short on the ground of late.IòÀÙd love to be able to say that this was because I was […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Image-of-ISS-star-trails-115x115.jpg "Getting back up to speed")
Getting back up to speed
Posted on July 17, 2012 | No CommentsPerhaps you havenòÀÙt noticed but new Astronotes posts have been a little short on the ground of late.IòÀÙd love to be able to say that this was because I was […] -
![NASA’s final Shuttle flight is due this week, in this article Colin Johnston reveals what this historic space project has meant to him. (This article is a sequel to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Enterprise-115x115.jpg "The Shuttle and Me")
The Shuttle and Me
Posted on July 7, 2011 | 4 CommentsNASA’s final Shuttle flight is due this week, in this article Colin Johnston reveals what this historic space project has meant to him. (This article is a sequel to […] -
![Could you or someone you love actually be an astronomer?ˆà There are tell-tale warning signs, try our exciting quiz to discover if you are one of these creatures of the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Image-of-Pleiades-open-cluster-115x115.jpg "Are you an astronomer? Seven telltale signs!")
Are you an astronomer? Seven telltale signs!
Posted on February 26, 2011 | No CommentsCould you or someone you love actually be an astronomer?ˆà There are tell-tale warning signs, try our exciting quiz to discover if you are one of these creatures of the […] -
![An older generation will never forget where they were when they heard the news of President KennedyòÀÙs murder Alas, I have three such memories. The 2001 terror attacks in the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-challenger_51-l_crew-115x115.jpg "Remembering Challenger: the end of innocence")
Remembering Challenger: the end of innocence
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 4 CommentsAn older generation will never forget where they were when they heard the news of President KennedyòÀÙs murder Alas, I have three such memories. The 2001 terror attacks in the […] -
![Who am I? I’m Colin Johnston, Armagh Planetarium’s Science Education Director. How did I get here? “According to their biographies, DestinyòÀÙs favoured children usually had their lives planned out from […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Colin@planetarium2_Sml-115x115.jpg "About Colin Johnston")
About Colin Johnston
Posted on September 28, 2010 | 1 CommentWho am I? I’m Colin Johnston, Armagh Planetarium’s Science Education Director. How did I get here? “According to their biographies, DestinyòÀÙs favoured children usually had their lives planned out from […]