Welcome to Astronotes
Hello, IòÀÙm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumòÀÙs 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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![Percival Lowell was born into a wealthy Boston family on 13 March 1855. òÀØNo man is an islandòÀÙ so like all of us he was a product of his times […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Image-of-Lowells_Mars_channels-115x115.jpg "Percival Lowell: a man with a mission and vision")
Percival Lowell: a man with a mission and vision
Posted on January 23, 2013 | 3 CommentsPercival Lowell was born into a wealthy Boston family on 13 March 1855. òÀØNo man is an islandòÀÙ so like all of us he was a product of his times […] -
![Comet ISON is here! This new comet was in January 2013 just a dim speck in the constellation Gemini, between the stars Castor and Pollux. Astronomers could not agree if […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Image-of-comet-lovejoy_from-space-station-115x115.jpg "10 Things You Need to Know About Comet ISON")
10 Things You Need to Know About Comet ISON
Posted on January 16, 2013 | 253 CommentsComet ISON is here! This new comet was in January 2013 just a dim speck in the constellation Gemini, between the stars Castor and Pollux. Astronomers could not agree if […] -
![The òÀØLifestyles of the rich and the famousòÀÙ are usually splashed across the fronts of magazines and tabloids and itòÀÙs pretty common today know more than necessary about many people […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Image-of-Tycho_Brahe-115x115.jpg "Tycho Brahe: Party Animal and Astronomer!")
Tycho Brahe: Party Animal and Astronomer!
Posted on November 29, 2012 | 3 CommentsThe òÀØLifestyles of the rich and the famousòÀÙ are usually splashed across the fronts of magazines and tabloids and itòÀÙs pretty common today know more than necessary about many people […] -
![Since before the dawn of history we have admired our planetòÀÙs amazing moon and enjoyed its beautiful light.Since the 1600s we have known that some of the other planets of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Image-of-phobos-from-marsexpress-115x115.jpg "Was the 21 September Fireball a Second Moon?")
Was the 21 September Fireball a Second Moon?
Posted on October 4, 2012 | No CommentsSince before the dawn of history we have admired our planetòÀÙs amazing moon and enjoyed its beautiful light.Since the 1600s we have known that some of the other planets of […] -
![Comet ISON is coming!This newly-discovered comet may by November 2013 be an unforgettable spectacle, dominating the night sky.The comet may be even brighter than the fondly-remembered Hale-Bopp of 1997! […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/image-of-Comet-ISON-115x115.jpg "Comet ISON: The Comet of the Century?")
Comet ISON: The Comet of the Century?
Posted on September 26, 2012 | 3 CommentsComet ISON is coming!This newly-discovered comet may by November 2013 be an unforgettable spectacle, dominating the night sky.The comet may be even brighter than the fondly-remembered Hale-Bopp of 1997! […] -
![An intruder from beyond Earth’s atmosphere can be seen in this image of the 21 Septemberˆà fireball taken by amateur astronomer Colin Campbell from his garden in Lisburn. Here […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/image-of-Fireball-115x115.jpg "A Fireball in the Night: Image of the Month")
A Fireball in the Night: Image of the Month
Posted on September 24, 2012 | 2 CommentsAn intruder from beyond Earth’s atmosphere can be seen in this image of the 21 Septemberˆà fireball taken by amateur astronomer Colin Campbell from his garden in Lisburn. Here […] -
![Humans have been looking up to the night sky wondering and discovering what lies beyond for thousands of years.We have detected super massive black holes, discovered distant galaxies and located […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/640_jupiter-moons-115x115.jpg "Exploring Jupiter’s Icy Moons")
Exploring Jupiter’s Icy Moons
Posted on September 20, 2012 | No CommentsHumans have been looking up to the night sky wondering and discovering what lies beyond for thousands of years.We have detected super massive black holes, discovered distant galaxies and located […] -
![I was visiting the Tall Ships event in Dublin recently when I noticed something strange in the light blue daytime sky!ˆà Overlooking the River Liffey I could see something that […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Moon-Daytime-115x115.jpg "The Moon in the Daytime")
The Moon in the Daytime
Posted on September 7, 2012 | 7 CommentsI was visiting the Tall Ships event in Dublin recently when I noticed something strange in the light blue daytime sky!ˆà Overlooking the River Liffey I could see something that […] -
![ItòÀÙs the beautiful clear morning of 6 June 2012 here in Armagh and the Sun is rising into a cerulean blue sky.But look closer, and you can see a tiny […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-of-2004-Venus-Transit-115x115.jpg "8 Facts You Need to Know About the 2012 Transit of Venus")
8 Facts You Need to Know About the 2012 Transit of Venus
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsItòÀÙs the beautiful clear morning of 6 June 2012 here in Armagh and the Sun is rising into a cerulean blue sky.But look closer, and you can see a tiny […] -
![Sir Frederick William Herschel is one of the most well-known and highly regarded historical astronomers but many may not know or realise there was more to his genius than his […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Image-of-Uranus-and-its-rings-115x115.jpg "Astronomer, Musician, Hero…Deserter?")
Astronomer, Musician, Hero…Deserter?
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 7 CommentsSir Frederick William Herschel is one of the most well-known and highly regarded historical astronomers but many may not know or realise there was more to his genius than his […]