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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![Happy New Year! Welcome to January 2016, and if you havenòÀÙt made a New YearòÀÙs resolution yet (or you have made one but want to sneakily change it,) why not […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image-of-Winter-Circle-115x115.png "The January 2016 Night Sky")
The January 2016 Night Sky
Posted on January 7, 2016 | 6 CommentsHappy New Year! Welcome to January 2016, and if you havenòÀÙt made a New YearòÀÙs resolution yet (or you have made one but want to sneakily change it,) why not […] -
![Maybe you have seen one of the alarming videos or emails circulating around the internet claiming that the End is Nigh. The claim is that an enormous dinosaur-killer of an […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/image-of-toutatis-115x115.jpg "The Truth About the “September 2015 Asteroid Impact”")
The Truth About the “September 2015 Asteroid Impact”
Posted on June 29, 2015 | 759 CommentsMaybe you have seen one of the alarming videos or emails circulating around the internet claiming that the End is Nigh. The claim is that an enormous dinosaur-killer of an […] -
![If you missed the Lyrids meteor shower in April, starting of May you had another chance to see some shooting stars as the Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks on the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image-of-Jupiter-Venus-and-Mercury-on-7-May-115x115.png "Stargazing in May")
Stargazing in May
Posted on May 20, 2015 | No CommentsIf you missed the Lyrids meteor shower in April, starting of May you had another chance to see some shooting stars as the Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks on the […] -
![In November 2014, the European Space AgencyòÀÙs washing-machine-sized investigation and analysis lander lab Philae, did something that no other automated probe had ever done before, it successfully landed on a […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Image-of_Rosetta_PhilaeDispatched-115x115.jpg "10 Lessons From ESA’s Comet Mission")
10 Lessons From ESA’s Comet Mission
Posted on April 10, 2015 | No CommentsIn November 2014, the European Space AgencyòÀÙs washing-machine-sized investigation and analysis lander lab Philae, did something that no other automated probe had ever done before, it successfully landed on a […] -
![The shortest month of the year holds a lot of promise when it comes to the nights sky and whether you are making plans for ValentineòÀÙs Day or still wondering […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image-of-Jupiter-115x115.jpg "Stargazing in February")
Stargazing in February
Posted on February 4, 2015 | 3 CommentsThe shortest month of the year holds a lot of promise when it comes to the nights sky and whether you are making plans for ValentineòÀÙs Day or still wondering […] -
![Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) was discovered in August 2014. Observers in the southern Hemisphere could see it throughout the last quarter of 2014. By December 2014 the comet could be […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Image-of-comet-lovejoy_from-space-station-115x115.jpg "Comet Lovejoy is on the Way")
Comet Lovejoy is on the Way
Posted on December 23, 2014 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) was discovered in August 2014. Observers in the southern Hemisphere could see it throughout the last quarter of 2014. By December 2014 the comet could be […] -
![On 2March 2004 the European Space Agency (ESA) launched an ambitious and exciting robotic explorer into space, and you probably have heard its quite pretty name mentioned a lot lately. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Image-of-Comet-67P-from-esa-rosetta-115x115.png "Rosetta: Exploring a Comet")
Rosetta: Exploring a Comet
Posted on October 30, 2014 | 10 CommentsOn 2March 2004 the European Space Agency (ESA) launched an ambitious and exciting robotic explorer into space, and you probably have heard its quite pretty name mentioned a lot lately. […] -
![One of the latest members of the Solar System to be discovered, 2012 VP113 is a tiny isolated world in the outer Solar System. ItòÀÙs attracting attention as it could […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Image-of-sedna-landscape-115x115.jpg "VP113 Comes Out of the Darkness")
VP113 Comes Out of the Darkness
Posted on April 2, 2014 | 4 CommentsOne of the latest members of the Solar System to be discovered, 2012 VP113 is a tiny isolated world in the outer Solar System. ItòÀÙs attracting attention as it could […] -
![Asteroids, chunks of rock and metal orbiting the Sun, were once considered “vermin of the skies” by astronomers. This disparagingˆà term originated when a long-exposure image of a deep sky […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image-of-asteroid_ring-115x115.jpg "Rings Around an Asteroid")
Rings Around an Asteroid
Posted on March 28, 2014 | No CommentsAsteroids, chunks of rock and metal orbiting the Sun, were once considered “vermin of the skies” by astronomers. This disparagingˆà term originated when a long-exposure image of a deep sky […] -
![With the let-down of the much anticipated Comet ISON you could be feeling that you have had your quota of comets for a while, but within one year of comet […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Image-of-Siding-Spring-115x115.jpg "8 Things you need to know about Comet Siding Spring")
8 Things you need to know about Comet Siding Spring
Posted on March 21, 2014 | 13 CommentsWith the let-down of the much anticipated Comet ISON you could be feeling that you have had your quota of comets for a while, but within one year of comet […]