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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Monthly Sky Notes Archive
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![January sees the beginning of a New Year with everyoneòÀÙs New YearòÀÙs resolutions to be healthier, to be happier and many people deciding to take up or return to a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/image-of-winter-circle-115x115.png "Sky Wonders for January 2013")
Sky Wonders for January 2013
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsJanuary sees the beginning of a New Year with everyoneòÀÙs New YearòÀÙs resolutions to be healthier, to be happier and many people deciding to take up or return to a […] -
![Have you ever found yourself staring up into the sky wishing you knew the name of that odd shaped star pattern, or had an endless debate with someone about what […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Image-of-orion-and-taurus-115x115.jpg "November Night Sky Wonders")
November Night Sky Wonders
Posted on November 15, 2012 | No CommentsHave you ever found yourself staring up into the sky wishing you knew the name of that odd shaped star pattern, or had an endless debate with someone about what […] -
![Autumn is well and truly settled in and we are in the òÀØHallowedòÀÙ month of October so many exciting things grace our sky!This month we can try and see what […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Image-of-galactic-ghoul-115x115.jpg "Spooky Wonders of the October Sky")
Spooky Wonders of the October Sky
Posted on October 3, 2012 | 1 CommentAutumn is well and truly settled in and we are in the òÀØHallowedòÀÙ month of October so many exciting things grace our sky!This month we can try and see what […] -
![So summer is officially over so goodbye to the long bright evenings and short warm nights and hello to autumn with its optimal night sky viewing with the longer nights.Everything […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Image-of-Galilean-Moons-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the September Sky 2012")
Wonders of the September Sky 2012
Posted on August 31, 2012 | No CommentsSo summer is officially over so goodbye to the long bright evenings and short warm nights and hello to autumn with its optimal night sky viewing with the longer nights.Everything […] -
![The summer months have been particularly uneventful, or more so the events have been hard to spot in the bright summer nights but the month of August has some amazing […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image-of-meteor-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the August Sky")
Wonders of the August Sky
Posted on August 7, 2012 | No CommentsThe summer months have been particularly uneventful, or more so the events have been hard to spot in the bright summer nights but the month of August has some amazing […] -
![With the summer well underway we can really delve into some of the summertime treats the night sky has to offer us.Although the duration of darkness in the summer nights […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/image-of-MilkyWay_behind_Tree-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the July Sky")
Wonders of the July Sky
Posted on July 23, 2012 | No CommentsWith the summer well underway we can really delve into some of the summertime treats the night sky has to offer us.Although the duration of darkness in the summer nights […] -
![The month of June is an extremely exciting month for the astronomical world with many wonders to feast our telescopic eyes upon.ˆà The beautiful June night sky has ˆàsome early […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Transit-of-Venus-by-NASAs-Trace-Spacecraft-115x115.jpg "June Night Sky")
June Night Sky
Posted on July 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe month of June is an extremely exciting month for the astronomical world with many wonders to feast our telescopic eyes upon.ˆà The beautiful June night sky has ˆàsome early […] -
![We are well into the wonders of the spring night sky when May begins and we òÀØmayòÀÙ take advantage of the many clear nights we have been subjected to recently […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/image-of-m88-and-Hydra-115x115.jpg "Moonlight Wonders in the May Night Sky")
Moonlight Wonders in the May Night Sky
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsWe are well into the wonders of the spring night sky when May begins and we òÀØmayòÀÙ take advantage of the many clear nights we have been subjected to recently […] -
![The month of April is fantastic month for stargazing and for astronomy in general with numerous dates to mark in your calendar. ˆàFrom Earth Day celebrated on 22 April, in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Image-of-Saturn-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the April Night Sky")
Wonders of the April Night Sky
Posted on March 29, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe month of April is fantastic month for stargazing and for astronomy in general with numerous dates to mark in your calendar. ˆàFrom Earth Day celebrated on 22 April, in […] -
![At the beginning of March look west just after sunset to see three of the òÀØwandering starsòÀÙ.ˆà Mercury will be close to the horizon, with Venus and Jupiter shining brightly […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image-of-Jupiter-Venus-Mercury-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the March Night Sky")
Wonders of the March Night Sky
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 1 CommentAt the beginning of March look west just after sunset to see three of the òÀØwandering starsòÀÙ.ˆà Mercury will be close to the horizon, with Venus and Jupiter shining brightly […]