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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![A new image of the Omega Nebula reveals amazing detail in a cosmic landscape of gas clouds, dust and newborn stars.€а Captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-the-Omega-Nebula-115x115.jpg "The Heart of the Omega Nebula: Image of the Month")
The Heart of the Omega Nebula: Image of the Month
Posted on January 6, 2012 | 1 CommentA new image of the Omega Nebula reveals amazing detail in a cosmic landscape of gas clouds, dust and newborn stars.€а Captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at 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 […] -
![A clear night sky is a thing of beauty and wonder. Thousands of scattered stars twinkle in the darkness. What are the stars? How do they live and die? Could […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-NGC-3603-115x115.jpg "What are the stars?")
What are the stars?
Posted on October 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsA clear night sky is a thing of beauty and wonder. Thousands of scattered stars twinkle in the darkness. What are the stars? How do they live and die? Could […] -
![Lying more than 4000 light years from our Solar System, the Lagoon Nebula (M8) is a place where new stars are forming. Researchers at the multinational Gemini South telescope are […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image-of-M8-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: A psychedelic portrait of the Lagoon Nebula")
Image of the Month: A psychedelic portrait of the Lagoon Nebula
Posted on May 6, 2011 | 1 CommentLying more than 4000 light years from our Solar System, the Lagoon Nebula (M8) is a place where new stars are forming. Researchers at the multinational Gemini South telescope are […] -
![Gorgeous! Spectacular! Awesome! What else can I say about this stunning Turneresque image of the Lagoon Nebula (M8)? A typical stellar nursery, M8 lies about 4300 light years (1320 parsecs) […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/image-of-Lagoon-nebula-115x115.jpg "Hubble images the spectacular Lagoon Nebula")
Hubble images the spectacular Lagoon Nebula
Posted on October 4, 2010 | 1 CommentGorgeous! Spectacular! Awesome! What else can I say about this stunning Turneresque image of the Lagoon Nebula (M8)? A typical stellar nursery, M8 lies about 4300 light years (1320 parsecs) […] -
![This fluffy pink blob is the star-forming region LHA-120-N 11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud some 170 000 light years from the Sun. N 11 (occasionally called the Bean Nebula) […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/image-of-the-bean-nebula1-115x115.jpg "Why is this nebula so shocking pink?")
Why is this nebula so shocking pink?
Posted on October 1, 2010 | 1 CommentThis fluffy pink blob is the star-forming region LHA-120-N 11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud some 170 000 light years from the Sun. N 11 (occasionally called the Bean Nebula) […] -
![Imagine that once the Sun sets, rather than a dark sky sprinkled with a few thousand dim stars, we had a sky blazing with ten thousand or so stars blazing […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Image-of-the-NGC-3603-Young-Cluster-115x115.jpg "Hubble shows us a spectacular star cluster")
Hubble shows us a spectacular star cluster
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsImagine that once the Sun sets, rather than a dark sky sprinkled with a few thousand dim stars, we had a sky blazing with ten thousand or so stars blazing […] -
![That amazing instrument, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), has just celebrated its twentieth anniversary since it was placed in orbit. Since then, (after a rocky start, remember that dodgy mirror?) […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Image-of-the-mystic-mountain-115x115.jpg "Hubble’s view of the Mystic Mountain")
Hubble’s view of the Mystic Mountain
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 1 CommentThat amazing instrument, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), has just celebrated its twentieth anniversary since it was placed in orbit. Since then, (after a rocky start, remember that dodgy mirror?) […] -
![Astronomers in search of really, really big stars look to the Tarantula Nebula. Also known as 30 Doradus (or even NGC 2070), this is a very active star-forming region in […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ophan-star-in-30-Doradus-115x115.jpg "Hubble images orphan star")
Hubble images orphan star
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 4 CommentsAstronomers in search of really, really big stars look to the Tarantula Nebula. Also known as 30 Doradus (or even NGC 2070), this is a very active star-forming region in […]