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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![If you find yourself in the great outdoors any evening during April and itтАЩs a cloudless night, turning your eyes towards the heavens could be an unusually interesting way for […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMAGE-of-m64-115x115.jpg "Night Sky Wonders: April")
Night Sky Wonders: April
Posted on April 2, 2013 | No CommentsIf you find yourself in the great outdoors any evening during April and itтАЩs a cloudless night, turning your eyes towards the heavens could be an unusually interesting way for […] -
Everything You Need to Know About the Milky Way
Posted on September 14, 2012 | 13 Comments, -
![Once, about four billion years ago, an asteroid about a kilometre and a half across fell on our Moon.It fell unwitnessed by the brooding, lifeless Earth which loomed large in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image-of-lindsay-crater-115x115.png "A Piece of Armagh on the Moon: Image of the Month")
A Piece of Armagh on the Moon: Image of the Month
Posted on August 23, 2012 | 2 CommentsOnce, about four billion years ago, an asteroid about a kilometre and a half across fell on our Moon.It fell unwitnessed by the brooding, lifeless Earth which loomed large in […] -
![The Universe is 13.75 billion years old.It is easy to say, but what does that mean in Earthly terms?Let’s squeeze the whole history of the Universe into a year! […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-Big-Bang-115x115.jpg "Eternity in 365 days")
Eternity in 365 days
Posted on January 23, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Universe is 13.75 billion years old.It is easy to say, but what does that mean in Earthly terms?Let’s squeeze the whole history of the Universe into a year! […] -
![Space will never be conquered! Sad, but true. Let me explain how I’ve reached this conclusion. Planet Earth is big! The furthest you can travel from home across the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Image-of-Earth-from-Apollo-15-115x115.jpg "Why We Will Never Conquer Space")
Why We Will Never Conquer Space
Posted on December 1, 2011 | 20 CommentsSpace will never be conquered! Sad, but true. Let me explain how I’ve reached this conclusion. Planet Earth is big! The furthest you can travel from home across the […] -
![Studying galaxies and clusters in many wavelengths of light tells astronomers more than a single image ever could. Imaged with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Image-of-NGC4666-in-Xray-115x115.jpg "Secrets of a Starburst Galaxy")
Secrets of a Starburst Galaxy
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 CommentStudying galaxies and clusters in many wavelengths of light tells astronomers more than a single image ever could. Imaged with the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in […] -
![Here is possibly the only joke in all of astronomy. Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The first one goes up to the bar and asks for two drinks, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/image-of-NGC-1672-115x115.jpg "NGC 1672 and the Only Joke in Astronomy")
NGC 1672 and the Only Joke in Astronomy
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 1 CommentHere is possibly the only joke in all of astronomy. Two spiral galaxies walk into a pub. The first one goes up to the bar and asks for two drinks, […] -
![Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of an enormous number of galaxies spread throughout a vast Universe, which is expanding.Everyone knows these facts now, but how do we […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/image-of-virgo-galaxies-115x115.jpg "Our Place in the Expanding Universe")
Our Place in the Expanding Universe
Posted on October 20, 2011 | 1 CommentOur galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of an enormous number of galaxies spread throughout a vast Universe, which is expanding.Everyone knows these facts now, but how do we […] -
![A long, long time ago when the first stars and galaxies were forming, the Universe was filled with electrically neutral hydrogen. This thin soup of gas absorbed ultraviolet light and […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-early-galaxies-115x115.jpg "Light from the End of the Dark Ages")
Light from the End of the Dark Ages
Posted on October 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsA long, long time ago when the first stars and galaxies were forming, the Universe was filled with electrically neutral hydrogen. This thin soup of gas absorbed ultraviolet light and […] -
![The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is the worldтАЩs biggest and most complex astronomical instrument. Located at the European Southern Observatory on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, the array […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-Antennae-Galaxies-115x115.jpg "Antennae Galaxies seen by the ALMA Antennae: Image of the Month")
Antennae Galaxies seen by the ALMA Antennae: Image of the Month
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is the worldтАЩs biggest and most complex astronomical instrument. Located at the European Southern Observatory on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, the array […]