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In addition to its principal function as an astronomical research institute, the Armagh Observatory has a responsibility to disseminate widely the results of its astronomical research. The Observatory plays a major role in the promotion of astronomy and the public understanding of science, both locally (i.e. within Armagh City and District and Northern Ireland) and abroad. The Observatory's public outreach focuses primarily on e-visitors to its web-site (http://www.arm.ac.uk), on mass-media interest in astronomy (via the national and local press, radio and television), and on the development, preservation and restoration of the Observatory's two-hundred year astronomical heritage, comprising written records and archives, scientific artefacts, historic buildings and telescope domes, scientific instruments, telescopes, and grounds. It is estimated that tens of millions of people were reached last year through the various media contacts, with a further 100,000 e-visitors being recorded from over 100 different countries.
The more than 200 years of continuous astronomical activity in Armagh encompass essentially the whole of modern astronomy. This provides the research scientists who work in Armagh with a unique opportunity to explain the motivation for the development of their subject over this period, specifically in Armagh, and the context in which their present research is carried out. The grounds in which the Observatory is located are attractively laid out, and include a scale model of the universe known as the Armagh Astropark. The Astropark is now being developed as part of the Observatory's public understanding of science programme.