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![Mankind is responsible for numerous achievements in technology, arts and science.However, how much can this attributed solely to the human mind or is there another reason man has achieved such […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/image-of-saharan-landform-115x115.jpg "Did aliens build the pyramids?")
![Was it a contact from other life forms out there?ˆà Was it a satellite or spacecraft?ˆà Or was it a computer glitch?ˆà The WOW signal still continues to create intrigue […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Wow_signal-115x115.jpg "The WOW Signal")
![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")
![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")
![The Boeing X-37, also called the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is an unmanned American spacecraft.ˆà Its first orbital mission was on 22 April 2010 returning back to Earth on 3 […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/X-37-artist-impression1-115x115.jpg "X-37: Speculation, Secrets and Espionage?")
![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!")
![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")
![ItòÀÙs the beautiful clear morning of 6 June 2012 here in Armagh and the Sun is rising into a cerulean blue sky.But look closer, and you can see a tiny […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-of-2004-Venus-Transit-115x115.jpg "8 Facts You Need to Know About the 2012 Transit of Venus")
![Today Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky is an unmistakable blue-white in colour although it does twinkle a lot and can appear to change colour. However no one […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Image-of-Sirius_A_and_B-115x115.jpg "The Other Sirius Mystery: Red or White")
![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")
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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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