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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![Could HIP 13044 b be the strangest exoplanet yet found? We are getting used to the discoveries of bizarre exoplanets but newly-discovered world HIP 13044 b not only survived the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image-of-HIP-13044-b-115x115.jpg "ESO finds weird doomed planet from another galaxy")
ESO finds weird doomed planet from another galaxy
Posted on November 19, 2010 | 1 CommentCould HIP 13044 b be the strangest exoplanet yet found? We are getting used to the discoveries of bizarre exoplanets but newly-discovered world HIP 13044 b not only survived the […] -
![Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been looking ten thousand years into the future of the vast globular cluster Omega Centauri. Nearly 16 000 light years from Earth, Omega […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image-of-omega-centauri-sta-115x115.jpg "Hubble Space Telescope sees into the future")
Hubble Space Telescope sees into the future
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 2 CommentsUsing the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been looking ten thousand years into the future of the vast globular cluster Omega Centauri. Nearly 16 000 light years from Earth, Omega […] -
![Already Hollywood is planning next year’s marketing offensive on our wallets. One planned blockbuster for summer 2011 is Battle:LA in which extraterrestrial invaders spread alarm and dismay in southern California. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image-of-Inside_Saturns_Rings-115x115.jpg "Battle LA: More dodgy alien invaders")
Battle LA: More dodgy alien invaders
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 7 CommentsAlready Hollywood is planning next year’s marketing offensive on our wallets. One planned blockbuster for summer 2011 is Battle:LA in which extraterrestrial invaders spread alarm and dismay in southern California. […] -
![Spacebrains is our new and incredibly addictive astronomy quiz app for iPads/Pods/Phones. What is more, it’s completely free from the iTunes Store! ItòÀÙs strange how you wait years for an […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Image-of-Spacebrains-screen-115x115.jpg "Spacebrains: test your space and astronomy knowledge!")
Spacebrains: test your space and astronomy knowledge!
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsSpacebrains is our new and incredibly addictive astronomy quiz app for iPads/Pods/Phones. What is more, it’s completely free from the iTunes Store! ItòÀÙs strange how you wait years for an […] -
![The darker evenings of November offer some thrilling sights to stargazers including the Leonid meteor shower. Martina Redpath has the details onˆà what you can see in the November skies. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image-of-Leonids-1833-115x115.jpg "The Leonid meteors and other highlights of the November night sky")
The Leonid meteors and other highlights of the November night sky
Posted on November 12, 2010 | 1 CommentThe darker evenings of November offer some thrilling sights to stargazers including the Leonid meteor shower. Martina Redpath has the details onˆà what you can see in the November skies. […] -
![NASA’s Deep Impact probe flew past comet Hartley 2 and revealed a odd-looking peanut-shaped nucleus. What are the first impressions from these exciting images? Only about a mile (1.6 km) […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image-of-Hartley2-comet-nucleus-115x115.jpg "Hartley 2: What has the Deep Impact flyby shown us?")
Hartley 2: What has the Deep Impact flyby shown us?
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsNASA’s Deep Impact probe flew past comet Hartley 2 and revealed a odd-looking peanut-shaped nucleus. What are the first impressions from these exciting images? Only about a mile (1.6 km) […] -
![Armagh Planetarium has launched òÀØPocket SkyòÀÙ, a new app for iPhone, iPad and iPodTouch available for free from the iTunes store.ˆà This app is a result of collaboration between Dr. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Image-of-Pocket-Sky-launch-115x115.jpg "Pocket Sky App: Armagh Planetarium made portable!")
Pocket Sky App: Armagh Planetarium made portable!
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 13 CommentsArmagh Planetarium has launched òÀØPocket SkyòÀÙ, a new app for iPhone, iPad and iPodTouch available for free from the iTunes store.ˆà This app is a result of collaboration between Dr. […] -
![As it’s Halloween, we examine the life and works of HP Lovecraft, author of horror classics including The Call of Cthulhu and The Shadow over Innsmouth. How did his lifelong […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Image-of-plutos-surface-115x115.jpg "HP Lovecraft: The man who saw horror in the cosmos")
HP Lovecraft: The man who saw horror in the cosmos
Posted on October 29, 2010 | 7 CommentsAs it’s Halloween, we examine the life and works of HP Lovecraft, author of horror classics including The Call of Cthulhu and The Shadow over Innsmouth. How did his lifelong […] -
![The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope brings us new face-on portraits of six spiral galaxies. But what is the science behind these delightful images? Everyone loves stunning pictures […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Image-of-six-spiral-galaxies-115x115.jpg "Spiral galaxies in a glorious new gallery from the Very Large Telescope")
Spiral galaxies in a glorious new gallery from the Very Large Telescope
Posted on October 28, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope brings us new face-on portraits of six spiral galaxies. But what is the science behind these delightful images? Everyone loves stunning pictures […] -
![There is a new Carnival of Space ready to dazzle you with wonderful space and astronomy blogs from the furthest reaches of the World Wide Web. This week the Carnival […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Carnival of Space No 174: more unmissable space blogs")
Carnival of Space No 174: more unmissable space blogs
Posted on October 22, 2010 | No CommentsThere is a new Carnival of Space ready to dazzle you with wonderful space and astronomy blogs from the furthest reaches of the World Wide Web. This week the Carnival […]