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![If you had asked me in June 2013 how many moons Neptune had, I would have told you the answer was 13.ˆà If you asked me in August 2013 how […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-neptune-115x115.jpg "Neptune’s New Moon")
![òÀÜMars is red, Earth is Blue, WeòÀÙve discovered lots of new worlds, And one of them is blue too!òÀÝ So IòÀÙm not a poet and I definitely know it! Nevertheless, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/blue-exoplanet-115x115.jpg "The Blue Planet")
![With the anniversary of the passing of one of the most iconic figures in mankindòÀÙs space exploration program, it affords us an excuse to re-examine the short but history-making space […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-LM-columbia-115x115.jpg "8 Myths About Neil ArmstrongòÀÙs Flight to the Moon")
![On Saturday 22 July 2013, I took a look around the summer night sky through the eyepieces of the Planetarium’s 12 inch Dobsonian telescope. It was a beautiful clear evening. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-M13-115x115.jpg "A Summer Night’s Stargazing")
![Astronomers world-wide are thrilled by news of a nova, just visible to the unaided eye in the constellation Delphinus (the Dolphin), just beside the familiar Summer Triangle. Why are they […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-nova-system-115x115.jpg "See a Nova in Delphinus Tonight!")
![Our Solar System is old. Our best estimates from radiometric dating of meteorites suggest the Sun and its planets (including Earth) were forming some 4.6 billion years ago. The Universe […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-oldest-star-115x115.jpg "The Star Older Than the Universe?")
![The month that takes its name from the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar provides us with a prime opportunity to locate a celestial king. This and the small but sure monthly […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-Cepheus-115x115.jpg "Wonders of the August Night Sky")
![With only two planets in our solar system without moons (Mercury and Venus) our curiosity is a little spoilt for choice. Normally when people begin to search about for information […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image-of-Ariel-115x115.jpg "The Mysterious Moons of Uranus")
![By now interest in Comet C/2012 S1 (Comet ISON) is building. This could be the most dramatic comet in years. Where should we look for this oncoming interloper from deep […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image-of-comet-ison-115x115.jpg "Where Is Comet ISON In The Sky?")
![There are around 3000 human-made satellites in working order around the Earth, however if the debris of old and damaged satellites are taken into account the number increases dramatically. Ever […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image-of-thermal-blanket-from-sts88-115x115.jpg "The Truth About the Black Knight Satellite Mystery")
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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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