Astronotes Armagh Observatory and Planetariums Stellar Blog!

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Armagh Planetarium Intergalactic Craic AOP s New Podcast!Need some space? In case you haven t heard our news, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium now has a podcast; Intergalactic Craic! We will cover all your favourite astronomy topics, space news, and we will have interviews and Q As with astronomers from Read more By Courtney Allison, 5 months5 months ago Latest News Space Lights Spectacle to Launch in ArmaghArmagh Observatory Planetarium to host out of this world outdoor illuminations Space Lights will be a new spectacular light trail show within the grounds of the Observatory and Planetarium running from Thursday November 26 to Sunday November 29 and Read more By Sinead Mackle, 3 days3 days ago November November Night Sky 2020Another month, another lockdown. We have one very good outdoor socially distanced activity that everyone can do stargazing! November does have a few meteor showers and interesting objects to see, so why not give it a go this month? Read more By Courtney Allison, 4 days4 days ago Latest News October weather in ArmaghSunniest October at Armagh for 12 years, slightly wetter than average, roughly average temperature. Armagh Observatory reports that October 2020 was much sunnier than average, slightly wetter and with roughly average temperature. This was the sunniest October at Armagh for Read more By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 5 days5 days ago Astronomers Mars plays shepherd to our Moon s long-lost twin, AOP scientists findby Apostolos Christou An international team of planetary scientists led by astronomers at AOP have found an asteroid trailing behind Mars with a composition very similar to the Moon’s. The asteroid could be an ancient piece of debris, dating back Read more By Apostolos Christou, 1 week1 week ago Latest News NASA Find Wide-Spread Water on the Surface of the Moon!The presence of water on the Moon has long been suspected, although not in liquid or vapour form but as ice hiding deep in permanently shadowed craters found in the polar regions of the Moon. The NASALCROSSandLROspace missionalreadyconfirmed the presence Read more By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 2 weeks2 weeks ago Earth Satellites 5 Satellites You Should Know AboutNASA’s Juno Spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral August 5th 2011, beginning its long journey to the mighty gas giant Jupiter with the aim to reveal and understand the formation and evolution of the planet. Juno was equipped with many scientific Read more By Ria Mee, 1 month1 month ago Comets and Asteroids COVID Astronomy: Watching a bus-sized asteroid whiz by Earth during a pandemicby Galin Borisov and Apostolos Christou ThisSeptember,we hadthefirst opportunity tomake astronomical observations whilephysically present at the telescopesince thestart of the COVID19 pandemic.Ourinstrument of choice was the 2-m RCC telescope atRozhenObservatoryon the Rhodope mountainsinSWBulgaria. So here we areat1700mabove sea levelwith a Read more By Apostolos Christou, 1 month1 month ago Human Exploration The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for Theory and Observations of Black HolesBy Dr Marc Sarzi, Head of Research  After the first image of a supermassive black hole more than 60 million light years away from the Earth1 amazed the whole World last year, black holes are back on the news this week following the award of the 2020 Nobel prize in physics Read more By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 1 month1 month ago Latest News September Weather in ArmaghMild, dry September and sunnier than average. Armagh Observatory reports that September 2020 was warmer and drier than average and with slightly more than average sunshine.  This was the sunniest September at Armagh for five years. The mean temperature was Read more By Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, 1 month1 month ago Latest News Hubble Observes Spectacular Supernova Time-LapseThe NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has tracked the fading light of a supernova in the spiral galaxy NGC 2525, located 70 million light years away. Supernovae like this one can be used as cosmic tape measures, allowing astronomers to calculate Read more By Sinead Mackle, 1 month1 month ago Posts navigation275Next Intergalactic CraicVampires, Zombies and... Bowties? Oh My!This week Intergalactic Craic has some added spook for your Autumn. Vampire stars, zombie stars and spooky nebulae will all be discussed by Courtney and Heather. Need Some Space?A Love Letter to HubbleThis week Heather and Courtney gush about the one, the only, Hubble Space Telescope. You may have heard of Hubble, but what has it done? What has it lead us to? Just pretty pictures?! Far from it. Need Some Space? 5 Amazing Women in Science You Should Know!This week, Heather and Courtney pick a few of their favourite women from history that worked in the scientific field. From the first female astronomer, to the first Nobel Prize winner to live to 100 years old, this is an episode packed with information and girl power. Need Some Space?Astronotes is one of top 60 space blogs! Search by Topic Search for:Hello and welcome to Astronotes, the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium’s official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from all those who work in our organisation, 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! Enter the Archives! Enter the Archives!This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. 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