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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![Many of us may recall captivating images of an enormous glass and steel superstructure making the headlines in the 90òÀÙs, along with the tale of eight human test subjects who […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/image-of-biosphere2-115x115.jpg "Whatever Happened to Biosphere 2?")
Whatever Happened to Biosphere 2?
Posted on March 26, 2013 | 4 CommentsMany of us may recall captivating images of an enormous glass and steel superstructure making the headlines in the 90òÀÙs, along with the tale of eight human test subjects who […] -
![Imagine you had a window looking over our world.ˆà What pictures would you take and what sights would you see?ˆà Thanks to the astronauts onboard the International Space Station we […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image-of-Ireland-at-night-115x115.jpg "10 Amazing Photos Taken from the International Space Station")
10 Amazing Photos Taken from the International Space Station
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 16 CommentsImagine you had a window looking over our world.ˆà What pictures would you take and what sights would you see?ˆà Thanks to the astronauts onboard the International Space Station we […] -
![From early civilizations until today man has sought to explore and discover what is beyond our world. From the ancient discovery of the wandering stars to the thousands of potential […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Image-of-mariner-at-mars-115x115.jpg "8 Phantom Moons and Planets")
8 Phantom Moons and Planets
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 1 CommentFrom early civilizations until today man has sought to explore and discover what is beyond our world. From the ancient discovery of the wandering stars to the thousands of potential […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Where does space begin? LetòÀÙs look up into our planetòÀÙs atmosphere, that shell of nitrogen (about 78%), oxygen (about 20%), various other gases (2%) that makes life on Earth possible, […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Image-of-Top_of_Atmosphere-115x115.jpg "To the Edge of Space")
To the Edge of Space
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 10 CommentsWhere does space begin? LetòÀÙs look up into our planetòÀÙs atmosphere, that shell of nitrogen (about 78%), oxygen (about 20%), various other gases (2%) that makes life on Earth possible, […] -
![Venus has always been regarded as Earth’s Sister Planet. After all, it can be the closest planet to us and it is nearly the same size as Earth. But how […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-of-venus-south-115x115.jpg "Venus: Earth’s Sister Planet")
Venus: Earth’s Sister Planet
Posted on January 17, 2012 | 4 CommentsVenus has always been regarded as Earth’s Sister Planet. After all, it can be the closest planet to us and it is nearly the same size as Earth. But how […] -
![Dwarf planet Haumea is one of the most bizarre small bodies of the outer Solar System. It has an oddly recent surface. Even just who discovered it is controversial. It […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Image-of-Haumea-115x115.jpg "Haumea: Rugby Ball Planet")
Haumea: Rugby Ball Planet
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsDwarf planet Haumea is one of the most bizarre small bodies of the outer Solar System. It has an oddly recent surface. Even just who discovered it is controversial. It […] -
![NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned thousands of fascinating images of our neighbouring world, here is a selection some of the most striking and thought-provoking (false colour) images. Part of […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/image-of-Noctis-Labyrinthus-115x115.jpg "Postcards from Mars")
Postcards from Mars
Posted on September 9, 2011 | 3 CommentsNASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned thousands of fascinating images of our neighbouring world, here is a selection some of the most striking and thought-provoking (false colour) images. Part of […]