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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![We have been celebrating the first Neptunian year since the discovery of the eighth (and as far as we know last) planet in the Solar System. NeptuneòÀÙs discovery was a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-simulated-Mercury-transit-115x115.jpg "Vulcan: the Solar System’s Ghost Planet")
Vulcan: the Solar System’s Ghost Planet
Posted on July 19, 2011 | 4 CommentsWe have been celebrating the first Neptunian year since the discovery of the eighth (and as far as we know last) planet in the Solar System. NeptuneòÀÙs discovery was a […] -
![Neptune, furthest planet from the Sun is celebrating its first birthday. It has been known ˆàto humans for only a single Neptunian year. Neptune, which is not visible with the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Triton-and-Neptune-115x115.jpg "Happy Birthday Neptune!")
Happy Birthday Neptune!
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsNeptune, furthest planet from the Sun is celebrating its first birthday. It has been known ˆàto humans for only a single Neptunian year. Neptune, which is not visible with the […] -
![Have you ever wondered how to build a solid fuel space rocket? ˆàHave you ever wanted to witness a rocket launch? ˆàIf the answer is yes, then Armagh Planetarium is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/image-of-Rocket-weekend-poster-no-text-115x115.jpg "So you want to be a Rocket Scientist?")
So you want to be a Rocket Scientist?
Posted on July 14, 2011 | No CommentsHave you ever wondered how to build a solid fuel space rocket? ˆàHave you ever wanted to witness a rocket launch? ˆàIf the answer is yes, then Armagh Planetarium is […] -
![In a dark July night sky you can hardly miss Vega, Altair, and Deneb, the three bright stars of the Summer Triangle – fully up and dominating the northeast and […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Laser_Towards_Milky_Ways_Centre-115x115.jpg "July Night sky Wonders")
July Night sky Wonders
Posted on July 8, 2011 | 5 CommentsIn a dark July night sky you can hardly miss Vega, Altair, and Deneb, the three bright stars of the Summer Triangle – fully up and dominating the northeast and […] -
![NASA’s final Shuttle flight is due this week, in this article Colin Johnston reveals what this historic space project has meant to him. (This article is a sequel to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Enterprise-115x115.jpg "The Shuttle and Me")
The Shuttle and Me
Posted on July 7, 2011 | 4 CommentsNASA’s final Shuttle flight is due this week, in this article Colin Johnston reveals what this historic space project has meant to him. (This article is a sequel to […] -
![Spirit, one of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers has finally transmitted its last data back to Earth. We look back upon the career of this valiant space explorer. Our neighbouring planet […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-MER-115x115.jpg "Spirit, this was your life!")
Spirit, this was your life!
Posted on July 5, 2011 | 1 CommentSpirit, one of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers has finally transmitted its last data back to Earth. We look back upon the career of this valiant space explorer. Our neighbouring planet […] -
![The peak at the centre of Tycho Crater on our Moon has been imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Let’s take a look at this spectacular mountain of the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/image-of-tycho-uplift-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: Tycho Crater’s spectacular central peak")
Image of the Month: Tycho Crater’s spectacular central peak
Posted on July 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe peak at the centre of Tycho Crater on our Moon has been imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Let’s take a look at this spectacular mountain of the […] -
![Armagh Planetarium is the place to be this summer with activities and theatre shows which are òÀØout of this worldòÀÙ. In the PlanetariumòÀÙs amazing new Digistar 4 Digital Theatre you […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Inside_Saturns_Rings-115x115.jpg "Out of This World Events for an Exciting Summer")
Out of This World Events for an Exciting Summer
Posted on July 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsArmagh Planetarium is the place to be this summer with activities and theatre shows which are òÀØout of this worldòÀÙ. In the PlanetariumòÀÙs amazing new Digistar 4 Digital Theatre you […] -
![Space technology is transforming archeology. Use of satellite imagery is revealing details of the past previously inaccessible to scholars of ancient times. Studying the ancient civilizations of the past is […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Image-of-egypt-by-satellite-115x115.jpg "How space is revolutionising archeology")
How space is revolutionising archeology
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsSpace technology is transforming archeology. Use of satellite imagery is revealing details of the past previously inaccessible to scholars of ancient times. Studying the ancient civilizations of the past is […] -
![The Shuttle era is coming to an end this year thirty years after the launch of Columbia. ˆàWhile it can boast many successes and certainly caught the imagination of the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Image-of-Final-Shuttle-Patch-115x115.jpg "NASA’s Space Shuttle: End of an Era")
NASA’s Space Shuttle: End of an Era
Posted on June 24, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Shuttle era is coming to an end this year thirty years after the launch of Columbia. ˆàWhile it can boast many successes and certainly caught the imagination of the […]