Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs 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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![Don Pollacco, a research astronomer at Queens University Belfast, came to Armagh Planetarium to give a fascinating talk on exoplanets in January 2011. Afterwards Dr Pollaco kindly chatted to me […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/image-of-kepler-10c-115x115.jpg "“An unnatural interest in astronomy”")
“An unnatural interest in astronomy”
Posted on January 21, 2011 | No CommentsDon Pollacco, a research astronomer at Queens University Belfast, came to Armagh Planetarium to give a fascinating talk on exoplanets in January 2011. Afterwards Dr Pollaco kindly chatted to me […] -
![NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is to use a unique system called a “sky crane” to touch down next year on the Red Planet. Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-Martian-Sky-Crane-115x115.jpg "Unique Martian Sky Crane Tested")
Unique Martian Sky Crane Tested
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 8 CommentsNASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is to use a unique system called a “sky crane” to touch down next year on the Red Planet. Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have […] -
![Our Image of the Month is a radically different view of the great spiral galaxy in Andromeda from the European Space Agency. Tracy McConnell explains how it was made and […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-andromeda-in-IR-and-xrays-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: Andromeda through different eyes")
Image of the Month: Andromeda through different eyes
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsOur Image of the Month is a radically different view of the great spiral galaxy in Andromeda from the European Space Agency. Tracy McConnell explains how it was made and […] -
![Armagh Planetarium kicked off 2011 in style with some amazing astronomy-based events in association with the€а BBC. Sinead McNicholl has a personal report of our part in the exciting Stargazing […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-Andromeda-galaxy-M31-115x115.jpg "Armagh Planetarium Blasts off for a Year of Stargazing")
Armagh Planetarium Blasts off for a Year of Stargazing
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsArmagh Planetarium kicked off 2011 in style with some amazing astronomy-based events in association with the€а BBC. Sinead McNicholl has a personal report of our part in the exciting Stargazing […] -
![2011 will be a year of exciting and historic upcoming events in space exploration. It is is also a significant anniversary year of some triumphs and tragedies in space history. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image-of-Juno-probe-115x115.jpg "2011’s Space Odysseys")
2011’s Space Odysseys
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 1 Comment2011 will be a year of exciting and historic upcoming events in space exploration. It is is also a significant anniversary year of some triumphs and tragedies in space history. […] -
![NASAтАЩs amazing Kepler planet-searching spacecraft has made a significant new discovery. Planet Kepler-10b is an inhospitable world but it is one of the smallest confirmed exoplanets yet found and may […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-Kepler10b-115x115.jpg "Kepler-10b: world of lava oceans?")
Kepler-10b: world of lava oceans?
Posted on January 11, 2011 | 1 CommentNASAтАЩs amazing Kepler planet-searching spacecraft has made a significant new discovery. Planet Kepler-10b is an inhospitable world but it is one of the smallest confirmed exoplanets yet found and may […] -
![Orion the Hunter is the easiest to recognise constellation in the skies of the Northern Hemisphere. Big, and full of bright stars and interesting objects, Orion is a favourite amongst […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Map-of-Orion-115x115.jpg "Orion, mighty hunter of the winter sky")
Orion, mighty hunter of the winter sky
Posted on January 7, 2011 | 1 CommentOrion the Hunter is the easiest to recognise constellation in the skies of the Northern Hemisphere. Big, and full of bright stars and interesting objects, Orion is a favourite amongst […] -
![The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope continues to produce stunning images. Let’s examine a particularly pretty recent treat, revealing the aftermath of a cosmic disaster. Like so many beautiful astronomical sights, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-supernova-remnant-115x115.jpg "The Hubble bubble?")
The Hubble bubble?
Posted on January 3, 2011 | 1 CommentThe NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope continues to produce stunning images. Let’s examine a particularly pretty recent treat, revealing the aftermath of a cosmic disaster. Like so many beautiful astronomical sights, […] -
![In this first week of 2011, BBC Two is presenting three nights of extraordinary astronomical events and the team at Armagh Planetarium is joining in the fun with our own […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Image-of-Digital-Theatre-115x115.jpg "BBC Stargazing Live at Armagh Planetarium")
BBC Stargazing Live at Armagh Planetarium
Posted on January 3, 2011 | 1 CommentIn this first week of 2011, BBC Two is presenting three nights of extraordinary astronomical events and the team at Armagh Planetarium is joining in the fun with our own […] -
![Christmas 1968 saw three men from Earth make a remarkable and unprecedented voyage of exploration. A dramatic and hurriedly planned mission gave the crew the first human view of the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image-of-Earthrise-115x115.jpg "Apollo 8’s Christmas space odyssey")
Apollo 8’s Christmas space odyssey
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 5 CommentsChristmas 1968 saw three men from Earth make a remarkable and unprecedented voyage of exploration. A dramatic and hurriedly planned mission gave the crew the first human view of the […]