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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![Peer deep into the constellation Sagittarius and you will find a spectacular young star cluster and its associated stellar nursery. These are M8 and the Lagoon Nebula. More than […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image-of-M8-star-forming-region-115x115.jpg "A Spectacular View of the Lagoon Nebula")
A Spectacular View of the Lagoon Nebula
Posted on July 28, 2015 | No CommentsPeer deep into the constellation Sagittarius and you will find a spectacular young star cluster and its associated stellar nursery. These are M8 and the Lagoon Nebula. More than […] -
![On Saturday 22 July 2013, I took a look around the summer night sky through the eyepieces of the Planetarium’s 12 inch Dobsonian telescope. It was a beautiful clear evening. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/image-of-M13-115x115.jpg "A Summer Night’s Stargazing")
A Summer Night’s Stargazing
Posted on August 20, 2013 | 2 CommentsOn Saturday 22 July 2013, I took a look around the summer night sky through the eyepieces of the Planetarium’s 12 inch Dobsonian telescope. It was a beautiful clear evening. […] -
![A new image from the European southern ObservatoryòÀÙs Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ˆà(VISTA) telescope reveals the glowing clouds of gas and filaments of dust surrounding hot young […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image-of-NGC6357-115x115.jpg "Stellar Nursery NGC 6357: Image of the Month")
Stellar Nursery NGC 6357: Image of the Month
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsA new image from the European southern ObservatoryòÀÙs Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy ˆà(VISTA) telescope reveals the glowing clouds of gas and filaments of dust surrounding hot young […] -
![This image of the reflection nebula Messier 78 (NGC 2068) includes the soft glow ofˆà submillimetre-wavelength (infra red) radiation from clouds of interstellar dust grains running through the nebula.Dense clouds […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Image-of-M78-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: On Fire Off Orion")
Image of the Month: On Fire Off Orion
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsThis image of the reflection nebula Messier 78 (NGC 2068) includes the soft glow ofˆà submillimetre-wavelength (infra red) radiation from clouds of interstellar dust grains running through the nebula.Dense clouds […] -
![Beautiful colour images of nebulae grace astronomy books and websites and have spread to mainstream culture. They are now familar to the public but what are these gaudy celestial spectacles? […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Image-of-carina-nebula-115x115.jpg "What is a Nebula?")
What is a Nebula?
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 4 CommentsBeautiful colour images of nebulae grace astronomy books and websites and have spread to mainstream culture. They are now familar to the public but what are these gaudy celestial spectacles? […] -
![A new image of the Omega Nebula reveals amazing detail in a cosmic landscape of gas clouds, dust and newborn stars.ˆà Captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-the-Omega-Nebula-115x115.jpg "The Heart of the Omega Nebula: Image of the Month")
The Heart of the Omega Nebula: Image of the Month
Posted on January 6, 2012 | 1 CommentA new image of the Omega Nebula reveals amazing detail in a cosmic landscape of gas clouds, dust and newborn stars.ˆà Captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the […] -
![The debris from a vast cosmic explosion, the Crab Nebula in Taurus is a well-known spectacle. But what is it and how was it formed? On 4 July 1054 […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image-of-Crab_Nebula-115x115.jpg "The Mysterious Heart of the Crab")
The Mysterious Heart of the Crab
Posted on October 7, 2011 | 1 CommentThe debris from a vast cosmic explosion, the Crab Nebula in Taurus is a well-known spectacle. But what is it and how was it formed? On 4 July 1054 […] -
![Lying more than 4000 light years from our Solar System, the Lagoon Nebula (M8) is a place where new stars are forming. Researchers at the multinational Gemini South telescope are […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image-of-M8-115x115.jpg "Image of the Month: A psychedelic portrait of the Lagoon Nebula")
Image of the Month: A psychedelic portrait of the Lagoon Nebula
Posted on May 6, 2011 | 1 CommentLying more than 4000 light years from our Solar System, the Lagoon Nebula (M8) is a place where new stars are forming. Researchers at the multinational Gemini South telescope are […] -
![NGC 6302 is a beautiful example of a planetary nebula formed when a bloated red giant star transformed into a tiny white dwarf, belching about half its mass into space […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Image-of-ngc6302-115x115.jpg "NGC 6302: A vast cosmic butterfly")
NGC 6302: A vast cosmic butterfly
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsNGC 6302 is a beautiful example of a planetary nebula formed when a bloated red giant star transformed into a tiny white dwarf, belching about half its mass into space […] -
![Gorgeous! Spectacular! Awesome! What else can I say about this stunning Turneresque image of the Lagoon Nebula (M8)? A typical stellar nursery, M8 lies about 4300 light years (1320 parsecs) […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/image-of-Lagoon-nebula-115x115.jpg "Hubble images the spectacular Lagoon Nebula")
Hubble images the spectacular Lagoon Nebula
Posted on October 4, 2010 | 1 CommentGorgeous! Spectacular! Awesome! What else can I say about this stunning Turneresque image of the Lagoon Nebula (M8)? A typical stellar nursery, M8 lies about 4300 light years (1320 parsecs) […]