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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![Although the back-to-school month may see many of us locked away in òÀØdarkened roomsòÀÙ on more than one occasion, where curtains are left open we may just find our rooms […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image-of_M39-115x115.jpg "September Night Sky Wonders")
September Night Sky Wonders
Posted on September 9, 2013 | 1 CommentAlthough the back-to-school month may see many of us locked away in òÀØdarkened roomsòÀÙ on more than one occasion, where curtains are left open we may just find our rooms […] -
![By now interest in Comet C/2012 S1 (Comet ISON) is building. This could be the most dramatic comet in years. Where should we look for this oncoming interloper from deep […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image-of-comet-ison-115x115.jpg "Where Is Comet ISON In The Sky?")
Where Is Comet ISON In The Sky?
Posted on July 22, 2013 | 55 CommentsBy now interest in Comet C/2012 S1 (Comet ISON) is building. This could be the most dramatic comet in years. Where should we look for this oncoming interloper from deep […] -
![Imagine taking two human beings and sealing them in a box for 500 days. The pair must survive on only the boxes of food and water crammed around them. Throughout […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Image-of-mars-from-hubble-115x115.jpg "Dennis Tito’s Mars Mission: Possible but Pointless")
Dennis Tito’s Mars Mission: Possible but Pointless
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 10 CommentsImagine taking two human beings and sealing them in a box for 500 days. The pair must survive on only the boxes of food and water crammed around them. Throughout […] -
![We live in an age when dazzling astronomical imagery is everywhere. We are privileged to have immediate access to close ups of the worlds of the Solar System thanks to […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image-of-M42_14-jan2013-115x115.jpg "Telescope nights at Armagh Planetarium")
Telescope nights at Armagh Planetarium
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 3 CommentsWe live in an age when dazzling astronomical imagery is everywhere. We are privileged to have immediate access to close ups of the worlds of the Solar System thanks to […] -
![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 […] -
![Comet ISON is here! This new comet was in January 2013 just a dim speck in the constellation Gemini, between the stars Castor and Pollux. Astronomers could not agree if […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Image-of-comet-lovejoy_from-space-station-115x115.jpg "10 Things You Need to Know About Comet ISON")
10 Things You Need to Know About Comet ISON
Posted on January 16, 2013 | 253 CommentsComet ISON is here! This new comet was in January 2013 just a dim speck in the constellation Gemini, between the stars Castor and Pollux. Astronomers could not agree if […] -
![NASA’s Curiosity rover’s safe arrival in Gale Crater,Mars,thanks to some innovative technology,ˆà is still being applauded throughout the world.It is easy to forget that the one-tonne robot is not the […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image-of-Sojourner-rover-115x115.jpg "Putting Wheels on Mars")
Putting Wheels on Mars
Posted on August 7, 2012 | 1 CommentNASA’s Curiosity rover’s safe arrival in Gale Crater,Mars,thanks to some innovative technology,ˆà is still being applauded throughout the world.It is easy to forget that the one-tonne robot is not the […] -
![NASA Mars Exploration Program Team are now achieving such a level of accuracy in landing craft on the Martian surface that the targeted landing area for Curiosity was like an […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/image_of-mars-rovers-115x115.jpg "Curiosity on Mars: How did NASA do it?")
Curiosity on Mars: How did NASA do it?
Posted on August 6, 2012 | 2 CommentsNASA Mars Exploration Program Team are now achieving such a level of accuracy in landing craft on the Martian surface that the targeted landing area for Curiosity was like an […] -
![I had my doubts, but NASA didn’t let us down when the Agency’s Curiosity rover was successfully landed in Gale Crater, Mars at 5.14 UTC on 6 August 2012. […]](http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/curiosity_rover-115x115.jpg "Welcome to Mars!")
Welcome to Mars!
Posted on August 6, 2012 | 1 CommentI had my doubts, but NASA didn’t let us down when the Agency’s Curiosity rover was successfully landed in Gale Crater, Mars at 5.14 UTC on 6 August 2012. […]